Mark 12:18-27
Legacy Standard Bible
The Sadducees and the Resurrection
18 (A)Then some Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection) *came to Jesus, and began questioning Him, saying, 19 “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that (B)if a man’s brother dies and leaves behind a wife and leaves no child, his brother should [a]marry the wife and raise up a seed for his brother. 20 There were seven brothers; and the first [b]married a wife, and died leaving no [c]seed. 21 And the second one [d]married her, and died leaving behind no seed; and the third likewise; 22 and so [e]all seven left no seed. Last of all the woman died also. 23 In the resurrection, [f]when they rise again, whose wife will she be? For [g]all seven [h]had married her.” 24 Jesus said to them, “Is this not the reason you are mistaken, that you do not [i]understand the Scriptures nor the power of God? 25 For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. 26 But [j]regarding the fact that the dead are raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, (C)in the passage about the burning bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘(D)I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? 27 (E)He is not the God of the dead, but of the living; you are greatly mistaken.”
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- Mark 12:19 Lit take
- Mark 12:20 Lit took
- Mark 12:20 Or offspring
- Mark 12:21 Lit took
- Mark 12:22 Lit the seven
- Mark 12:23 Early mss omit when they rise again
- Mark 12:23 Lit the seven
- Mark 12:23 Lit had her as a wife
- Mark 12:24 Or know
- Mark 12:26 Lit concerning the dead, that they rise
Mark 12:18-27
Christian Standard Bible
The Sadducees and the Resurrection
18 Sadducees,(A) who say there is no resurrection,(B) came to him and questioned him: 19 “Teacher,(C) Moses(D) wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies, leaving a wife behind but no child,(E) that man should take the wife(F) and raise up offspring for his brother.[a](G) 20 There were seven brothers. The first married a woman, and dying, left no offspring. 21 The second also took her, and he died, leaving no offspring. And the third likewise. 22 None of the seven[b] left offspring. Last of all, the woman died too. 23 In the resurrection, when they rise,[c] whose wife will she be, since the seven had married her?”
24 Jesus spoke to them, “Isn’t this the reason why you’re mistaken: you don’t know the Scriptures(H) or the power(I) of God?(J) 25 For when they rise(K) from the dead,(L) they neither marry nor are given in marriage(M) but are like angels(N) in heaven. 26 And as for the dead being raised—haven’t you read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the burning bush, how God said to him: I(O) am the God of Abraham(P) and the God of Isaac(Q) and the God of Jacob?[d](R) 27 He is not the God of the dead but of the living. You are badly mistaken.”
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