Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

²³ The same day some of the Sadducees came to Jesus. They say that people do not rise from death.

²⁴ They came to ask him a question. They said, `Teacher, Moses gave us this law: "If a man dies and has no children, then his brother must marry the wife and raise a family for his brother."

²⁵ There were seven brothers among us. The first one married. He died and left no children. So his brother married the wife.

²⁶ The same thing happened to the second brother, and the third one, and all seven of them.

²⁷ Last of all, the woman died.

²⁸ Now then, when people rise from death, which of the seven brothers will have her for his wife? They all married her.'

²⁹ Jesus answered, `You are wrong! You do not know what the holy writings say. And you do not know what power God has.

³⁰ When people rise from death, men and women do not marry. But they are like angels in heaven.

³¹ People do rise from death! Have you never read what God said to you?

³² He said, "I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." He is not the God of dead people, but of living people.'

³³ When the people heard this, they were surprised at his teaching.