Luke 20:27-40

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Sadducees Ask About the Resurrection

²⁷There came to him ^(A)some Sadducees, ^(B)those who deny that there is a resurrection, ²⁸and they asked him a question, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us ^(C)that if a man's brother dies, having a wife but no children, the man^[a] must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. ²⁹Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died without children. ³⁰And the second ³¹and the third took her, and likewise all seven left no children and died. ³²Afterward the woman also died. ³³In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For the seven had her as wife.”

³⁴And Jesus said to them, ^(D)“The sons of this age ^(E)marry and ^(F)are given in marriage, ³⁵but those who are ^(G)considered worthy to attain to ^(H)that age and to the resurrection from the dead ^(I)neither marry ^(J)nor are given in marriage, ³⁶for ^(K)they cannot die anymore, because they are ^(L)equal to angels and ^(M)are ^(N)sons of God, being ^(O)sons^[b] of the resurrection. ³⁷But that the dead are raised, ^(P)even Moses showed, in ^(Q)the passage about the bush, where he calls ^(R)the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. ³⁸Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all ^(S)live to him.” ³⁹Then some of the scribes ^(T)answered, “Teacher, you have spoken well.” ⁴⁰For ^(U)they no longer dared to ask him any question.

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Footnotes

Luke 20:28 Greek his brother
Luke 20:36 Greek huioi; see Preface

Proverbs 18

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18 Whoever ^(A)isolates himself seeks his own desire;
    he breaks out against all sound judgment.
²A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,
    but only ^(B)in expressing his opinion.
³When wickedness comes, contempt comes also,
    and with dishonor comes disgrace.
⁴The words of a man's mouth are ^(C)deep waters;
    the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.
⁵It is not good to ^(D)be partial to^[a] the wicked
    or to ^(E)deprive the righteous of justice.
⁶A fool's lips walk into a fight,
    and his mouth invites ^(F)a beating.
⁷^(G)A fool's mouth is his ruin,
    and his lips are a snare to his soul.
⁸^(H)The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
    they go down into ^(I)the inner parts of the body.
⁹Whoever is slack in his work
    is a ^(J)brother to him who destroys.
¹⁰^(K)The name of the Lord is ^(L)a strong tower;
    the righteous man runs into it and ^(M)is safe.
¹¹^(N)A rich man's wealth is his strong city,
    and like a high wall in his imagination.
¹²^(O)Before destruction a man's heart is haughty,
    but ^(P)humility comes before honor.
¹³If one gives an answer ^(Q)before he hears,
    it is his folly and shame.
¹⁴A man's spirit will endure sickness,
    but ^(R)a crushed spirit who can bear?
¹⁵An intelligent heart acquires knowledge,
    and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
¹⁶A man's ^(S)gift makes room for him
    and brings him before the great.
¹⁷The one who states his case first seems right,
    until the other comes and examines him.
¹⁸^(T)The lot puts an end to quarrels
    and decides between powerful contenders.
¹⁹A brother offended is more unyielding than a strong city,
    and quarreling is like the bars of a castle.
²⁰^(U)From the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach is satisfied;
    he is satisfied by the yield of his lips.
²¹^(V)Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
    and those who love it will eat its fruits.
²²He who finds ^(W)a wife finds ^(X)a good thing
    and ^(Y)obtains favor ^(Z)from the Lord.
²³The poor use entreaties,
    but ^(AA)the rich answer roughly.
²⁴A man of many companions may come to ruin,
    but ^(AB)there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.