Luke 20:38

38 He is not the God of the dead. He is the God of the living. In his eyes, everyone is alive."

Luke 20:38 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 20:38

For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living
(See Gill on Matthew 22:32) for all live unto him.
The Persic version, reads, "all these live unto him"; namely, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; for though they are dead to men, they are not to God; their souls live with him, and their bodies will be raised by him: he reckons of them, as if they were now alive, for he quickens the dead, and calls things that are not, as though they were; and this is the case of all the saints that are dead, as well as of those patriarchs. The Ethiopic reads, "all live with him"; as the souls of all departed saints do; the Arabic version reads, all live in him; so all do now, ( Acts 17:28 ) .

Luke 20:38 In-Context

36 They can't die anymore. They are like the angels. They are God's children. They will be given a new form of life when the dead rise.

37 "Remember the story of Moses and the bush. Even Moses showed that the dead rise. The Lord said to him, 'I am the God of Abraham. I am the God of Isaac. And I am the God of Jacob.'(Exodus 3:6)

38 He is not the God of the dead. He is the God of the living. In his eyes, everyone is alive."

39 Some of the teachers of the law replied, "You have spoken well, teacher!"

40 And no one dared to ask him any more questions.