King James Version

1 Corinthians 15:36

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

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ἄφρωνaphrōnThou foolἄφρωνadjective, vocative, singular, masculine — “Thou fool”, the calling formG878senseless, foolish, inconsiderate.Thou foolσὺsuthouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “thou”, the subject formG4771you.thouὃhowhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.σπείρειςspeireissowestσπείρω (speirō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “sowest”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4687I sow, spread, scatter.sowestοὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notζῳοποιεῖταιzōopoieitaiquickenedζῳοποιέω (zōopoieō)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “quickened”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2227I make that which was dead to live, cause to live, quicken.quickenedἐὰνeanexceptἐάνconjunction — “except”G1437if.exceptμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.ἀποθάνῃapothanēit dieἀποθνῄσκω (apothnēskō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “it die”, a single actionG599I am dying, am about to die, wither, decay.it die

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

unwise! thou — what thou dost sow is not quickened except it may die;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou foolish one, that which thou thyself sowest is not quickened except it die:

Young’s Literal Translation

unwise! thou — what thou dost sow is not quickened except it may die;

World English Bible

You foolish one, that which you yourself sow is not made alive unless it dies.

Darby Translation

Fool; what thou sowest is not quickened unless it die.

Douay-Rheims

Senseless man, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die first.

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