King James Version

1 Corinthians 15:38

But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τὸ) before [its] own here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeButδέconjunction — “But”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ButθεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.Godδίδωσινdidōsingivethδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “giveth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.givethαὐτῷautōitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “it”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itσῶμαsōmaa bodyσῶμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “a body”, the object formG4983body, flesh; the body of the Church.This verse uses “body”.a bodyκαθὼςkathōsasκαθώςconjunction — “as”G2531according to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as.asἠθέλησενēthelēsenit hath pleased himθέλω (thelō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “it hath pleased him”, a single actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.it hath pleased himκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἑκάστῳhekastōto everyἕκαστος (hekastos)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “to every”, the to- or for-formG1538each (of more than two), every one.to everyτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.σπερμάτωνspermatōnseedσπέρμα (sperma)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “seed”, the of-formG4690(a) seed, commonly of cereals, (b) offspring, descendents.This verse uses “seed”.seedἴδιονidionhis ownἴδιος (idios)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “his own”, the object formG2398one's own, belonging to one, private, personal; one's own people, one's own family, home, property.his ownσῶμαsōmabodyσῶμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “body”, the object formG4983body, flesh; the body of the Church.This verse uses “body”.body

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and God doth give to it a body according as He willed, and to each of the seeds its proper body.

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American Standard Version (1901)

but God giveth it a body even as it pleased him, and to each seed a body of its own.

Young’s Literal Translation

and God doth give to it a body according as He willed, and to each of the seeds its proper body.

World English Bible

But God gives it a body even as it pleased him, and to each seed a body of its own.

Darby Translation

and God gives to it a body as he has pleased, and to each of the seeds its own body.

Douay-Rheims

But God giveth it a body as he will: and to every seed its proper body.

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