18 (A)Some Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection) *came to [a]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 does not leave a child, his brother is to [b]marry the wife and raise up [c]children for his brother. 20 There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and died leaving no children. 21 The second one [d]married her, and died leaving behind no children; and the third likewise; 22 and so the seven together left no children. Last of all the woman also died. 23 In the resurrection, which one’s wife will she be? For each of the seven had her as his wife.” 24 Jesus said to them, “Is this not the reason you are mistaken, that you do not [e]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 [f]regarding the fact that the dead rise, 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, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? 27 (E)He is not the God [g]of the dead, but of the living; you are greatly mistaken.”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 12:18 Lit Him
  2. Mark 12:19 Lit take
  3. Mark 12:19 Lit seed, also vv 20-22
  4. Mark 12:21 Lit took
  5. Mark 12:24 Or know
  6. Mark 12:26 Lit concerning the dead, that they rise
  7. Mark 12:27 Or of corpses

Sadducees Question Jesus About The Resurrection of a Wife With Seven Husbands

18 And Sadducees come to Him, who say that there is not a resurrection. And they were questioning Him, saying 19 “Teacher, Moses wrote to us [in Deut 25:5] that if a brother of someone dies and leaves-behind a wife and does not leave a child, that his brother should take the wife, and raise-up-from her a seed[a] for his brother. 20 There were seven brothers. And the first took a wife, and dying, did not leave a seed. 21 And the second took her, and died, not having left-behind a seed. And the third similarly. 22 And the seven did not leave a seed. Last of all, the woman also died. 23 In the resurrection when they rise up, of which of them will she be the wife? For the seven had her as wife”. 24 Jesus said to them, “Are you not mistaken[b] because of this— not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God? 25 For when they rise-up from the dead, they neither marry nor are they given-in-marriage, but they are like angels[c] in the heavens. 26 And concerning the dead, that they are raised, did you not read in the book of Moses at the [place about the burning] bush, how God spoke to him, saying [in Ex 3:15] ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? 27 He is not God of dead ones, but of living ones. You are greatly mistaken”.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 12:19 That is, offspring, and thus, a posterity.
  2. Mark 12:24 Or, deceived, going-astray; deceiving yourselves.
  3. Mark 12:25 That is, not subject to death (and so not needing to marry and procreate), and members of God’s family, not separate families. See Lk 20:36.