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Berean Standard Bible

“It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.”

1 Corinthians 15:44

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Paul answers a question about what resurrected bodies will be like. He uses the image of a seed that is sown and grows into something new.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.

World English Bible (WEB)

It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body and there is also a spiritual body.

King James Version (KJV)

It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.

American Standard Version (ASV)

it is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual [body].

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

It is planted a natural body; it comes again as a body of the spirit. If there is a natural body, there is equally a body of the spirit.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body; there is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Se siembra cuerpo animal, resucitará espiritual cuerpo. Hay cuerpo animal, y hay cuerpo espiritual.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Al morir sembramos un cuerpo material, pero cuando resucite será espiritual. Así como hay cuerpos físicos, hay cuerpos espirituales.

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