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22 This continued with all seven of them, and still there were no children. Last of all, the woman also died.
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In fact, none of the seven left any children. Last of all, the woman died too.
23 So tell us, whose wife will she be in the resurrection? For all seven were married to her.”
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At the resurrection whose wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?”
24 Jesus replied, “Your mistake is that you don’t know the Scriptures, and you don’t know the power of God.
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Jesus replied, “Are you not in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?
25 For when the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. In this respect they will be like the angels in heaven.
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When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.
26 “But now, as to whether the dead will be raised—haven’t you ever read about this in the writings of Moses, in the story of the burning bush? Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, God said to Moses, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’
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Now about the dead rising—have you not read in the Book of Moses, in the account of the burning bush, how God said to him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?
27 So he is the God of the living, not the dead. You have made a serious error.”
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He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!”
28 One of the teachers of religious law was standing there listening to the debate. He realized that Jesus had answered well, so he asked, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”
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One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”
29 Jesus replied, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, O Israel! The LORD our God is the one and only LORD.
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“The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.
30 And you must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’
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Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’
31 The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”
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The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’There is no commandment greater than these.”
32 The teacher of religious law replied, “Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth by saying that there is only one God and no other.
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“Well said, teacher,” the man replied. “You are right in saying that God is one and there is no other but him.
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