1 Corinthians 15:36

Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:

Ver. 36. Thou fool] A hard knot must have a hard wedge, a dead heart a rousing reproof. He confutes atheists from the course of nature, which they ascribe so much unto.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thou fool - Foolish, inconsiderate man! The meaning is, that it was foolish to make this objection, when the same difficulty existed in an undeni...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(21) [Thou] fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die: (21) You might have learned either of these, Paul says, by daily experienc...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Paul now meets the objection, How are the dead raised? in what kind of a body do they come back from the tomb? Only a fool (in the Hebrew rather than...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

36. Thou fool, that which thou sowest The Apostle might have replied, that the mode, which is to us incomprehensible, is nevertheless easy w...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Except it die.— It has been objected to this, that if the seed die, it never bears fruit; but it is certain that the seed in general does consume a...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Thou fool ,.... Not transgressing the law of Christ, which makes him that calls his brother a fool in danger of hell fire; for the apostle said not...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Thou fool Greek, αφρον, without mind , or understanding. Or, thou inconsiderate and thoughtless creature, who thinkest a matter impossible, of t...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sermon Bible Commentary

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The nature of the resurrection:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Thou fool, that which thou sows is not quickened except it die.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ephesians 5:15 ; John 12:24 ; Luke 12:20 ; Luke 24:25 ; Romans 1:22
Wells of Living Water Commentary

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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³⁶ Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:

Related Commentaries of 1 Corinthians 15:36

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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