37. And what you sow is not the body that will be in the future, but a bare grain, such as of wheat, or of some other grain.
38. For God gives it a body according to his will, and according to each seed's proper body.
39. Not all flesh is the same flesh. But one is indeed of men, another truly is of beasts, another is of birds, and another is of fish.
40. Also, there are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies. But while the one, certainly, has the glory of heaven, the other has the glory of earth.
41. One has the brightness of the sun, another the brightness of the moon, and another the brightness of the stars. For even star differs from star in brightness.
42. So it is also with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown in corruption shall rise to incorruption.
43. What is sown in dishonor shall rise to glory. What is sown in weakness shall rise to power.
44. What is sown with an animal body shall rise with a spiritual body. If there is an animal body, there is also a spiritual one.
45. Just as it was written that the first man, Adam, was made with a living soul, so shall the last Adam be made with a spirit brought back to life.
46. So what is, at first, not spiritual, but animal, next becomes spiritual.
47. The first man, being earthly, was of the earth; the second man, being heavenly, will be of heaven.