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

Is There a Resurrection?

^27 (A)Now there came to Him some of the ^(B)Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection), ²⁸ and they questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that ^(C)if a man’s brother dies, having a wife, and he is childless, his brother should ^[a]marry the wife and raise up children to his brother. ²⁹ Now there were seven brothers; and the first took a wife and died childless; ³⁰ and the second ³¹ and the third ^[b]married her; and in the same way ^[c]all seven ^[d]died, leaving no children. ³² Finally the woman died also. ³³ In the resurrection therefore, which one’s wife will she be? For ^[e]all seven ^[f]had married her.”

³⁴ Jesus said to them, “The sons of ^(D)this age marry and are given in marriage, ³⁵ but those who are considered worthy to attain to ^(E)that age and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage; ³⁶ for they cannot even die anymore, because they are like angels, and are ^(F)sons of God, being sons of the resurrection. ³⁷ But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in ^(G)the passage about the burning bush, where he calls the Lord ^(H)the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. ^38 (I)Now He is not the God of the dead but of the living; for ^(J)all live to Him.” ³⁹ Some of the scribes answered and said, “Teacher, You have spoken well.” ⁴⁰ For ^(K)they did not have courage to question Him any longer about anything.