35But some man will say: How do the dead rise again? or with what manner of body shall they come?

36Senseless man, that which you sowest is not quickened, except it die first.

37And that which you sowest, you sowest not the body that shall be; but bare grain, as of wheat, or of some of the rest.

42So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it shall rise in incorruption.

43It is sown in dishonour, it shall rise in glory. It is sown in weakness, it shall rise in power.

44It is sown a natural body, it shall rise a spiritual body. If there be a natural body, there is also a spiritual body, as it is written:

45The first man Adam was made into a living soul; the last Adam into a quickening spirit.

46Yet that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; afterwards that which is spiritual.

47The first man was of the earth, earthly: the second man, from heaven, heavenly.

48Such as is the earthly, such also are the earthly: and such as is the heavenly, such also are those who are heavenly.

49Therefore as we have borne the image of the earthly, let us bear also the image of the heavenly.

13Because you have rescued my soul from death, my feet from falling: that I may please before God, in the light of the living.

4And when a very great crowd was gathered together, and hastened out of the cities to him, he spoke by a similitude.

5The sower went out to sow his offspring. And as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.

6And other some fell upon a rock: and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.

7And other some fell among thorns, and the thorns growing up with it, choked it.

8And other some fell upon good ground; and being sprung up, yielded fruit a hundredfold. Saying these things, he cried out: The one who has ears to hear, let him hear.

9And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.

10To whom he said: To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to the rest in parables, that seeing they may not see, and hearing may not understand.

11Now the parable is this: The offspring is the word of God.

12And they by the way side are those who hear; then the devil comes, and takes the word out of their heart, lest believing they should be saved.

13Now they upon the rock, are they who when they hear, receive the word with joy: and these have no roots; for they believe for a while, and in time of temptation, they fall away.

14And that which fell among thorns, are they who have heard, and going their way, are choked with the cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and yield no fruit.

15But that on the good ground, are they who in a good and perfect heart, hearing the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit in patience.