Matthew 22:26-36

26 so also the second, and the third, down to the seventh.
27 "Last of all, the woman died.
28 "In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had married her."
29 But Jesus answered and said to them, "You are mistaken, 1not understanding the Scriptures nor the power of God.
30 "For in the resurrection they neither 2marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
31 "But regarding the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God:
32 '3I AM THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, AND THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB '? He is not the God of the dead but of the living."
33 When the crowds heard this, 4they were astonished at His teaching.
34 5But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced 6the Sadducees, they gathered themselves together * *.
35 One of them, 7a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him,
36 "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?"

Cross References 7

  • 1. John 20:9
  • 2. Matthew 24:38; Luke 17:27
  • 3. Exodus 3:6
  • 4. Matthew 7:28
  • 5. Matthew 22:34-40: {Mark 12:28-31;} Luke 10:25-37
  • 6. Matthew 3:7
  • 7. Luke 7:30; Luke 10:25; Luke 11:45, 46, 52; Luke 14:3; Titus 3:13

Footnotes 2

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