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and so allsevenleftnochildren. Last of all the womandiedalso.
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"In the resurrection, when they riseagain, whichone'swife will she be? For allsevenhad married her."
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Jesussaid to them, "Is this not the reason you are mistaken, that you do not understand the Scripturesor the power of God?
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"For when they rise from the dead, they neithermarrynor are given in marriage, but are likeangels in heaven.
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"But regarding the fact that the deadriseagain, have you not read in the book of Moses, 1in the passage about the burning bush, howGodspoke to him, saying, '2I AM THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, AND THE GOD OF ISAAC, and the God of Jacob '?
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"3He is not the God of the dead, but of the living; you are greatlymistaken."
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4One of the scribescame and heard them arguing, and 5recognizing that He had answered them well, asked Him, "Whatcommandment is the foremost of all?"
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Jesusanswered, "The foremost is, '6HEAR, O ISRAEL! THE LORD OUR GOD IS ONELORD;
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7AND YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.'
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"The second is this, '8YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.' There is noothercommandmentgreater than these."
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The scribesaid to Him, "Right, Teacher; You have truly*stated that 9HE IS ONE, AND THERE IS NOONEELSEBESIDES HIM;