1 Corinthians 15:40

There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
also	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
celestial	ἐπουράνια epourania	G2032	above the sky · adjective — nominative plural neuter
bodies	σώματα sōmata	G4983	the body (as a sound whole) · noun — nominative plural neuter
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
bodies	σώματα sōmata	G4983	the body (as a sound whole) · noun — nominative plural neuter
terrestrial	ἐπίγεια· epigeia	G1919	worldly (physically or morally) · adjective — nominative plural neuter
but	ἀλλ᾽ all᾽	G235	properly · conjunction
glory	δόξα, doxa	G1391	glory (as very apparent) · noun — nominative singular feminine
celestial	ἐπουρανίων epouraniōn	G2032	above the sky · adjective — genitive plural neuter
one	ἑτέρα hetera	G2087	(an- · adjective — nominative singular feminine
and	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
the	ἡ hē	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — nominative singular feminine
terrestrial	ἐπιγείων. epigeiōn	G1919	worldly (physically or morally) · adjective — genitive plural neuter
another	ἑτέρα hetera	G2087	(an- · adjective — nominative singular feminine

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 15:35-50

The apostle comes now to answer a plausible and principal objection against the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead, concerning which observe the proposal of the objection: Some man will say, How are the dead raised up? And with what body do they come? Co1 15:35. The objection is plainly two-fold. How are they raised up? that is, "By what means? How can they be raised? What power is equal to this effect?" It was an opinion that prevailed much among the heathens, and the Sadducees seem to have been in the same sentiment, that it was not within the compass of divine power, mortales aeternitate donare, aut revocare defunctos - to make mortal men immortal, or revive and restore the dead. Su…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 15:40

celestial bodies--not the sun, moon, and stars, which are first introduced in Co1 15:41, but the bodies of angels, as distinguished from the bodies of earthly creatures. the glory of the celestial-- (Luk 9:26). glory of . . . terrestrial-- (Mat 6:28-29; Pe1 1:24).

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 15:40

There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial - The apostle certainly does not speak of celestial and terrestrial bodies in the sense in which we use those terms: we invariably mean by the former the sun, moon, planets, and stars; by the latter, masses of inanimate matter. But the apostle speaks of human beings, some of which were clothed with celestial, others with terrestrial bodies. It is very likely, therefore, that he means by the celestial bodies such as those refined human bodies with which Enoch, Elijah, and Christ himself, appear in the realms of glory: to which we may add the bodies of those saints which arose after our Lord's resurrection; and, after having appeared to m…

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John Gill on 1 Corinthians 15:40

There are also celestial bodies,.... Or bodies in the heavens, as the sun, moon, and stars: and bodies terrestrial; or bodies on earth, animate and inanimate, men, beasts, trees, minerals, &c. But the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another: though both sorts are bodies, yet their qualities differ, and there is a greater glory in the one than in the other. This is another similitude, serving to help our ideas of this doctrine of the resurrection of the body; that though it is the same in substance, yet different in qualities; and does not design any difference between the bodies of good men and bad men, elect and reprobate; as if the one were intended by…

The Church Fathers

If God could make the sun, moon and stars, what problem will he have in making new bodies for us?
— Pelagius, COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 15

Even among earthly bodies there are no small differences. Take the human race, for example. Some are Greeks and some are barbarians, and among the barbarians, some are wilder than others. Some have higher laws. Some lower ones, and some follow savage customs which are not laws at all.
— Origen of Alexandria, ON FIRST PRINCIPLES 2.9.3

If any man does not believe that common flesh can be changed into a nature of this sort, he is to be convinced toward faith by gradual steps. If you ask them whether earth can be changed into water, that will not seem to him incredible because there is no great distance between these two elements. Again if you ask whether water can be changed into air, he will agree that that is not absurd because these two elements are close neighbors.
— Augustine of Hippo, On Faith and the Creed 10.24

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Dictionary and topics

Adam — Red, a Babylonian word, the generic name for man, having the same meaning in the Hebrew and the Assyrian languages. It was the name given to the first man, whose creation, fall, and subsequent…
Immortality — Perpetuity of existence. The doctrine of immortality is taught in the Old Testament. It is plainly implied in the writings of Moses (Gen. 5:22, 24; 25:8; 37:35; 47:9; 49:29, comp. Heb. 11:13-16; Ex.…
Sin — Is “any want of conformity unto or transgression of the law of God” (1 John 3:4; Rom. 4:15), in the inward state and habit of the soul, as well as in the outward conduct of the life, whether by…
Body · Resurrection of — Resurrection of
Immortality · 2:11; — 2:11;
Resurrection · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Resurrection, The · Is not contrary to reason — Is not contrary to reason

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1 Corinthians 15:40

Word by word — the Greek

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 15:35-50

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 15:40

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 15:40

John Gill on 1 Corinthians 15:40

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Corinthians 15:40

Word by word — the Greek

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 15:35-50

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 15:40

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 15:40

John Gill on 1 Corinthians 15:40

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on 1 Corinthians 15:35-50

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Corinthians 15:40-41