Parallel Verses

Twentieth Century New Testament

You foolish man! The seed you yourself sow does not come to life, unless it dies!

New American Standard Bible

You fool! That which you sow does not come to life unless it dies;

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Foolish one! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.

International Standard Version

You fool! The seed you plant does not come to life unless it dies,

A Conservative Version

Thou foolish man, what thou sow is not made alive unless it dies.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

You fool! Every time you plant seed you sow something that does not come to life [germinating, springing up and growing] unless it first dies.

An Understandable Version

You foolish person. The seed you plant does not come to life [i.e., grow] unless it dies.

Anderson New Testament

Thoughtless man! That which you sow is not made alive, unless it die;

Bible in Basic English

Foolish man, it is necessary for the seed which you put into the earth to undergo death in order that it may come to life again:

Common New Testament

You foolish man! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.

Daniel Mace New Testament

foolish as you are, the grain you sow, is not revived except it die.

Darby Translation

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

Godbey New Testament

Thou foolish one, that which thou sowest, is not quickened unless it may die;

Goodspeed New Testament

You foolish man, the very seed you sow never comes to life without dying first;

John Wesley New Testament

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

Julia Smith Translation

Froth, what thou sowest is not made alive, except it die:

King James 2000

You fool, that which you sow is not made alive, except it die:

Lexham Expanded Bible

Foolish person! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.

Modern King James verseion

Foolish one! What you sow is not made alive unless it dies.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

Moffatt New Testament

Foolish man! What you sow never comes to life unless it dies.

Montgomery New Testament

Foolish man! The seed you sow does not come to life unless it dies.

NET Bible

Fool! What you sow will not come to life unless it dies.

New Heart English Bible

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

Noyes New Testament

Fool! that which thou sowest is not brought to life unless it die;

Sawyer New Testament

Foolish man, what you sow is not made alive unless it dies;

The Emphasized Bible

Simple one! What, thou, sowest, is not quickened, except it die;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Thou fool! what thou sowest is not quickened except it die:

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

Foolish man! the seed you yourself sow has no life given to it unless it first dies;

Williams New Testament

You foolish man! the seed that you sow never comes to life unless it dies first;

World English Bible

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

Worrell New Testament

Foolish one! that which you sow is not made alive, except it die;

Worsley New Testament

Silly creature! that which thou sowest, is not quickened, except it die first.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἄφρων 
Aphron 
Usage: 9

ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

thou
σύ 
Su 
thou
Usage: 132

σπείρω 
Speiro 
Usage: 15

is
ζωοποιέω 
Zoopoieo 
Usage: 9

not
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032

ζωοποιέω 
Zoopoieo 
Usage: 9

ἐάν 
Ean 
Usage: 155

References

Context Readings

Questions Concerning The Resurrection Body

35 Some one, however, may ask 'How do the dead rise? and in what body will they come?' 36 You foolish man! The seed you yourself sow does not come to life, unless it dies! 37 And when you sow, you sow not the body that will be, but a mere grain-perhaps of wheat, or something else.

Cross References

John 12:24

In truth I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains solitary; but, if it dies, it becomes fruitful.

Luke 11:40

Fools! did not the maker of the outside make the inside too?

Luke 12:20

But God said to the man 'Fool! This very night your life is being demanded; and as for all you have prepared--who will have it?'

Luke 24:25

Then Jesus said to them: "O foolish men, slow to accept all that the Prophets have said!

Romans 1:22

Professing to be wise, they showed themselves fools;

Ephesians 5:15

Take great care, then, how you live--not unwisely but wisely,

King James Version Public Domain

Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers.

International Standard Version Copyright © 1996-2008 by the ISV Foundation.

New American Standard Bible Copyright ©1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org

American Standard Version Public Domain

NET Bible copyright © 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. NetBible

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain