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It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:

KJV

Greek original

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

il est semé méprisable, il ressuscite glorieux; il est semé infirme, il ressuscite plein de force;

KJV

It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:

Patristic reading

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  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    sons. First of all, because His Resurrection was the exemplar and the cause of ours, as is stated in 1 Cor. 15:43. But in the resurrection the saints will have glorified bodies, as is written in the same place: "It is sown in dishonor, it shall rise in glory." Hence, since the ca…
  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    red in itself, namely, as to its present state, is opposite to the condition of glory, as is said in 1 Cor. 15:43 : "It is sown in weakness, it shall rise in power." Consequently, the proofs brought forward for showing the condition of glory, seem to be in opposition to nature, n…
  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    appen at the same time; for the saints in rising again will assume a glorified body, as evidenced by 1 Cor. 15:43, "It is sown in dishonor, it shall rise in glory": and at the same time as the saints' bodies shall be glorified, all creatures shall be renewed, each in its own way,…

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