Luke 20:23-33

23 But he perceived their 1craftiness, and said to them,
24 "Show me 2a denarius.[a] Whose likeness and inscription does it have?" They said, "Caesar's."
25 He said to them, "Then 3render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."
26 And they were not able in the presence of the people 4to catch him in what he said, but marveling at his answer they became silent.

Sadducees Ask About the Resurrection

27 There came to him 5some Sadducees, 6those who deny that there is a resurrection,
28 and they asked him a question, saying, "Teacher, Moses wrote for us 7that if a man's brother dies, having a wife but no children, the man[b] must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.
29 Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died without children.
30 And the second
31 and the third took her, and likewise all seven left no children and died.
32 Afterward the woman also died.
33 In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For the seven had her as wife."

Cross References 7

  • 1. 1 Corinthians 3:19; 2 Corinthians 4:2; 2 Corinthians 11:3; Ephesians 4:14; [2 Corinthians 12:16]
  • 2. See Matthew 18:28
  • 3. Romans 13:7
  • 4. ver. 20
  • 5. Matthew 3:7; Matthew 16:1; Matthew 22:34; Acts 4:1; Acts 5:17; Acts 23:6
  • 6. Acts 23:8; [Acts 4:2]
  • 7. [Deuteronomy 25:5]

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. A denarius was a day's wage for a laborer
  • [b]. Greek his brother
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