# this perishable body ... is imperishable

"this body that can rot ... cannot rot." See how similar phrases are translated in [1 Corinthians 15:42](../15/42.md).

# must put on

Paul is speaking of God making our bodies so they will never die again as if God were putting new clothes on us. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])

