That which you sow, you don’t sow the body that will be, but a bare grain, maybe of wheat, or of some other kind.
Parallel translations
- KJV And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:
- BSB And what you sow is not the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or something else.
- NKJV And what you sow, you do not sow that body that shall be, but mere grain—perhaps wheat or some other grain.
- NASB and that which you sow, you do not sow the body which is to be, but a bare grain, perhaps of wheat or of something else.
- NLT And what you put in the ground is not the plant that will grow, but only a bare seed of wheat or whatever you are planting.
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