Mark 12:23-33

23 When the dead rise, whose wife will she be? All seven of them were married to her."

24 Jesus replied, "You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures. And you do not know the power of God.

25 When the dead rise, they won't get married. And their parents won't give them to be married. They will be like the angels in heaven.

26 "What about the dead rising? Haven't you read in the scroll of Moses the story of the bush? God said to Moses, 'I am the God of Abraham. I am the God of Isaac. And I am the God of Jacob.'(Exodus 3:6)

27 He is not the God of the dead. He is the God of the living. You have made a big mistake!"

The Most Important Commandment

28 One of the teachers of the law came and heard the Sadducees arguing. He noticed that Jesus had given the Sadducees a good answer. So he asked him, "Which is the most important of all the commandments?"

29 Jesus answered, "Here is the most important one. Moses said, 'Israel, listen to me. The Lord is our God. The Lord is one.

30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Love him with all your mind and with all your strength.'(Deuteronomy 6:4,5)

31 And here is the second one. 'Love your neighbor as you love yourself.'(Leviticus 19:18) There is no commandment more important than these."

32 "You have spoken well, teacher," the man replied. "You are right in saying that God is one. There is no other God but him.

33 To love God with all your heart and mind and strength is very important. So is loving your neighbor as you love yourself. These things are more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices."