If its roots grow old in the ground and its stump starts to die in the soil,
1 Corinthians 15:36 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised You fool! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
If its roots grow old in the ground and its stump starts to die in the soil,
‘But God said to him, “You fool! This very night your life is demanded of you. And the things you have prepared #– #whose will they be? ”
He said to them, ‘How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
Truly I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains by itself. But if it dies, it produces much fruit.
And as for what you sow #– #you are not sowing the body that will be, but only a seed, perhaps of wheat or another grain.
Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk #– #not as unwise people but as wise #– #
Senseless person! Are you willing to learn that faith without works is useless?