1 Corinthians 15:38 Meaning and Explanation
“But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.”
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What Does 1 Corinthians 15:38 Mean?
Paul names the one who works the transformation: God himself. He gives the seed a body according to his own good pleasure, and to each kind of seed its fitting form. The harvest is not random but the work of a wise and purposeful Creator.
This places the resurrection firmly in God's hands. The believer need not understand the mechanism; it is enough that God, who clothes each seed, will give the risen body its proper glory. For the reader, this is restful trust. The same Creator who shapes every growing thing will shape the resurrection body, exactly as it pleases him, perfectly suited to the life to come.
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What does 1 Corinthians 15:38 mean?
God gives each seed the body he chooses, fitting to its kind.