1 Corinthians 15:42 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Bible Comments

So also is the resurrection of the dead. — Here follows the application of these analogies to the subject in hand. As there is in the vegetable growth, in the varieties of animal life, and in the diversities of form assumed by inorganic matter, an identity preserved amid ever-varying form or variety of “body,” so a change in the form or glory of our organism which we call our “body” is compatible with the preservation of personal identity. The “it,” the personality, remains the same — now in corruption, then in incorruption; now in dishonour, then in glory; now in weakness, then in power.

1 Corinthians 15:42

42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: