KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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“Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Greek Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Greek | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Greek word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Greek word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “Thou” | (No Greek definition. English implied.) | ||
| “fool,” | Ἄφρον | Properly, mindless, i.e., stupid, (by implication) ignorant, (specially) egotistic, (practically) rash, or (morally) unbelieving | fool |
| “that which” | ὃ | The relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that | that which |
| “thou” | σὺ | Thou | thou |
| “sowest” | σπείρεις | To scatter, i.e., sow (literally or figuratively) | sowest |
| “is” | ζῳοποιεῖται | To (re-)vitalize (literally or figuratively) | is |
| “not” | οὐ | The absolute negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not | not |
| “quickened,” | ζῳοποιεῖται | To (re-)vitalize (literally or figuratively) | quickened |
| “except” | ἐὰν | A conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty | except |
| “it die:” | ἀποθάνῃ· | To die off (literally or figuratively) | die |
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34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.
35 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?
36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:
37 And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:
38 But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.
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