1 Corinthians 15:35–44

The Nature of the Resurrection Body

³⁵But someone will say, “How are the dead raised? What kind of body will they have when they come?” ³⁶Foolish one! What you sow does not come to life ^uunless it dies. ³⁷And as for what you sow—you are not sowing the future body, but only a seed, ^vperhaps of wheat or another grain. ³⁸But God gives it a body as He wants, ^wand to each of the seeds its own body. ³⁹Not all flesh ^xis the same flesh; there is one flesh for humans, another for animals, another for birds, and another for fish. ⁴⁰There are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the splendor ^yof the heavenly bodies is different from that of the earthly ones. ⁴¹There is a splendor of the sun, another of the moon, and another of the stars; for one star differs from another star in splendor. ⁴²So it is with the resurrection of the dead:

Sown in corruption, raised in incorruption; ^z

⁴³sown in dishonor, ^araised in glory; ^b

sown in weakness, raised in power; ^c

⁴⁴sown a natural body, raised a spiritual body.

If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.