The Sadducees and the Resurrection

^23 (A)On that day some ^(B)Sadducees (who say ^(C)there is no resurrection) came to Jesus and asked Him a question, ²⁴ saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘^(D)If a man dies having no children, his brother as next of kin shall marry his wife and raise up a seed for his brother.’ ²⁵ Now there were seven brothers with us; and the first married and died, and having no ^[a]seed, he left his wife to his brother; ²⁶ so also the second, and the third, down to the seventh. ²⁷ And last of all, the woman died. ²⁸ In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had married her.”

²⁹ But Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, ^(E)not ^[b]understanding the Scriptures nor the power of God. ³⁰ For in the resurrection they neither ^(F)marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. ³¹ But regarding the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, saying, ³² ‘^(G)I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead but of the living.” ³³ And when the crowds heard this, ^(H)they were astonished at His teaching.

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.”

The Sadducees Ask About the Resurrection

^27 (A)Now some of the ^(B)Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection) came to Him, ²⁸ and they questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that ^(C)if a man’s brother dies, having a wife, and he is childless, his brother should ^[a]marry the wife and raise up ^[b]seed for his brother. ²⁹ Now there were seven brothers; and the first married a wife and died childless, ³⁰ and the second ³¹ and the third ^[c]married her; and in the same way, ^[d]all seven ^[e]died, leaving no children. ³² Finally the woman died also. ³³ Therefore, this woman—in the resurrection—whose wife will she be? For all seven had her as a wife.”

³⁴ And Jesus said to them, “The sons of ^(D)this age marry and are given in marriage, ³⁵ but those who are considered worthy to attain to ^(E)that age and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage. ³⁶ For they cannot even die anymore, because they are like angels and are ^(F)sons of God, being sons of the resurrection. ³⁷ But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed in ^(G)the passage about the burning bush, where he calls the ^[f]Lord ^(H)the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. ^38 (I)Now He is not the God of the dead but of the living; for ^(J)all live to Him.” ³⁹ And some of the scribes answered and said, “Teacher, You have spoken well.” ⁴⁰ For ^(K)they did not dare to question Him any longer about anything.