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Berean Standard Bible

“It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.”

1 Corinthians 15:43

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Paul answers the question of what resurrection bodies will be like by using the image of a seed. A seed is buried and something different and greater rises.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.

World English Bible (WEB)

It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.

King James Version (KJV)

It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:

American Standard Version (ASV)

it is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

It is planted in shame; it comes again in glory: feeble when it is planted, it comes again in power:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

it is sown in dishonour, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Se siembra en vergüenza, se levantará con gloria; se siembra en flaqueza, se levantará con potencia;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

El cuerpo que sembremos, es despreciable; pero cuando resucite será glorioso. Ahora es débil, pero cuando resucite será fuerte.

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