Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, And the stock thereof die in the ground;
1 Corinthians 15:36 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 Thou foolish one, that which thou thyself sowest is not quickened, except it die: More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You foolish man! Every time you plant seed, you sow something that does not come to life [germinating, springing up, and growing] unless it dies first. American Standard Version (1901) Thou foolish one, that which thou thyself sowest is not quickened except it die: Common English Bible Look, fool! When you put a seed into the ground, it doesn’t come back to life unless it dies. Catholic Public Domain Version How foolish! What you sow cannot be brought back to life, unless it first dies. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Senseless man, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die first. |
Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, And the stock thereof die in the ground;
But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?
And he said unto them, O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a grain of wheat fall into the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit.
and that which thou sowest, thou sowest not the body that shall be, but a bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other kind;