Luke 20:27-40
Christian Standard Bible
The Sadducees and the Resurrection
27 Some(A) of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection,(B) came up and questioned him: 28 “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother has a wife, and dies childless, his brother should take the wife and produce offspring for his brother.[a](C) 29 Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife and died without children. 30 Also the second[b] 31 and the third took her. In the same way, all seven died and left no children. 32 Finally, the woman died too. 33 In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For all seven had married her.”
34 Jesus told them, “The children of this age(D) marry and are given in marriage.(E) 35 But those who are counted worthy(F) to take part in that age(G) and in the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage. 36 For they can no longer die,(H) because they are like angels and are children of God,(I) since they are children of the resurrection. 37 Moses even indicated in the passage about the burning bush that the dead are raised, where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.[c](J) 38 He is not the God of the dead but of the living, because all are living to[d] him.”(K)
39 Some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, you have spoken well.” 40 And they no longer dared to ask him anything.
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Luke 20:27-40
Lexham English Bible
A Question About Marriage and the Resurrection
27 Now some of the Sadducees—who deny that there is a resurrection[a]—came up and[b] asked him, 28 saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us if someone’s brother dies having a wife, and this man is childless, that his brother should take the wife and father[c] descendants for his brother. 29 Now there were seven brothers, and the first took a wife and[d] died childless, 30 and the second, 31 and the third took her, and likewise also the seven did not leave children and died. 32 Finally the woman also died. 33 Therefore in the resurrection, the woman—whose wife will she be? For the seven had her as wife.” 34 And Jesus said to them, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage, 35 but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and to the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage, 36 for they are not even able to die any longer, because they are like the angels and are sons of God, because they[e] are sons of the resurrection. 37 But that the dead are raised, even Moses revealed in the passage about[f] the bush, when he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. 38 Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to him!” 39 And some of the scribes answered and[g] said, “Teacher, you have spoken well.” 40 For they no longer dared to ask him anything.
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- Luke 20:27 Literally “resurrection not to exist”
- Luke 20:27 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came up”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Luke 20:28 Literally “raise up”
- Luke 20:29 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“took”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Luke 20:36 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“are”) which is understood as causal
- Luke 20:37 The words “the passage about” are not in the Greek text but are implied; here a common form of rabbinic citation is being used to refer to an Old Testament passage
- Luke 20:39 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
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