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1 Corinthians 15:35
But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul addresses the Corinthian church to clarify the doctrine of bodily resurrection, specifically introducing a hypothetical objection raised by a skeptic within the congregation. The words — The Greek ἐρεῖ (erei) literally means "will say" and πῶς (pōs) translates to "How," framing the question as a direct inquiry into the mechanism of resurrection. The thread — The passage connects to 1 Corinthians 15:38, which states God assigns a specific body to each seed, and Philippians 3:21, which notes Christ transforms bodies by His power. Why it lands — It requires a reader to confront the practical mechanics of resurrection rather than accept it as an abstract concept, demanding a clear explanation of how the dead are raised and what form they will assume.
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The Greek words
King James Version
But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 37:3 Then He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones come to life?” “O Lord GOD,” I replied, “only You know.”
- 1 Corinthians 15:38 But God gives it a body as He has designed, and to each kind of seed He gives its own body.
- Philippians 3:21 who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.
- Romans 9:19 One of you will say to me, “Then why does God still find fault? For who can resist His will?”
- Job 11:12 But a witless man can no more become wise than the colt of a wild donkey can be born a man!
- Job 22:13 Yet you say: ‘What does God know? Does He judge through thick darkness?
- Psalms 73:11 The wicked say, “How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?”
- Ecclesiastes 11:5 As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the bones are formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.
- Matthew 22:29 Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.
- John 3:4 “How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time to be born?”