Luke 20:27

The Resurrection and Marriage

27 Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus with a question.

Luke 20:27 in Other Translations

KJV
27 Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,
ESV
27 There came to him some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection,
NLT
27 Then Jesus was approached by some Sadducees—religious leaders who say there is no resurrection from the dead.
MSG
27 Some Sadducees came up. This is the Jewish party that denies any possibility of resurrection. They asked,
CSB
27 Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came up and questioned Him:

Luke 20:27 In-Context

25 He said to them, “Then give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
26 They were unable to trap him in what he had said there in public. And astonished by his answer, they became silent.
27 Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus with a question.
28 “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.
29 Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died childless.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Acts 4:1
  • 2. Acts 23:8; 1 Corinthians 15:12
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