Matthew 22:23-33
Modern English Version
The Question About the Resurrection(A)
23 The same day the Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection, came to Him and asked Him, 24 “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies having no children, his brother must marry his wife and raise up children for his brother.’[a] 25 Now there were seven brothers with us. The first died after he married and, having no children, left his wife to his brother. 26 Likewise the second and third, on to the seventh. 27 Last of all, the woman died also. 28 Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife shall she be of the seven? For they all had her.”
29 Jesus answered, “You err, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God. 30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like the angels of God in heaven. 31 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, 32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’[b]? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”
33 When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.
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Matthew 22:23-33
Lexham English Bible
A Question About Marriage and the Resurrection
23 On that day Sadducees—who say there is no resurrection—came up to him and asked him, 24 saying, “Teacher, Moses said if someone dies without having children, his brother is to marry his wife and father[a] descendants for his brother. 25 Now there were seven brothers with us. And the first died after[b] getting married, and because he[c] did not have descendants, he left his wife to his brother. 26 So also the second and the third, up 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 her as wife.”[d] 29 But Jesus answered and[e] said to them, “You are mistaken, because[f] you do not know the scriptures or the power of God! 30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels of God[g] in heaven. 31 Now concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, who said, 32 “I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob”?[h] He is not the God of the dead, but of the living!” 33 And when[i] the crowds heard this,[j] they were amazed at his teaching.
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- Matthew 22:24 Literally “raise up”
- Matthew 22:25 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“getting married”) which is understood as temporal
- Matthew 22:25 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“have”) which is understood as causal
- Matthew 22:28 *The words “as wife” are not in the Greek text but are implied
- Matthew 22:29 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Matthew 22:29 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“know”) which is understood as causal
- Matthew 22:30 Some manuscripts omit “of God”
- Matthew 22:32 A quotation from Exod 3:6
- Matthew 22:33 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
- Matthew 22:33 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
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