Old/New Testament
27 Then there came to him certain of the Sadducees, who deny that there is any resurrection. 28 And they asked him, saying, Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if any man’s brother dies, leaving a wife but no issue, then his brother should take his wife and raise up seed for his brother. 29 There were seven brethren, and the first took a wife, and died without children. 30 And the second took the wife, but he died childless. 31 And the third took her, and so on likewise the rest of the seven, leaving no children behind them, and died. 32 Last of all, the woman died also. 33 Now at the resurrection, whose wife will she be of the brothers? For seven had her as wife.
34 Jesus answered and said to them, The children of this world marry and are married, 35 but those who will be made worthy to enjoy that world, and the resurrection from death, neither marry, nor are married, 36 nor yet can die any more. For they are like the angels, and are the sons of God inasmuch as they are the children of the resurrection. 37 And that the dead shall rise again, even Moses signified in his account of the bush when he calls the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. 38 For he is not the God of the dead, but of the living. For all live in him.
39 Then certain of the Pharisees answered and said, Teacher, you have well said. 40 And after that they dared not ask him any question at all.
41 Then he said to them, How is it they say that Christ is David’s son? 42 And David himself says in the book of the Psalms, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit on my right hand, 43 till I make your enemies your footstool. 44 Seeing David calls him Lord, how is he then his son?
45 Then, in the hearing of all the people, Jesus said to his disciples, 46 Beware of the scribes, who desire to go around in long clothing, and love greetings in the markets, the highest seats in the synagogues, and the places of honour at feasts; 47 who devour widows’ houses, and that under a colour of long praying. The same shall receive greater damnation.
Copyright © 2016 by Ruth Magnusson (Davis). Includes emendations to February 2022. All rights reserved.