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and so did the third. In the same way all seven brothers married the widow, died, and left no children.
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Finally, the woman died.
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Now, when the dead come back to life, whose wife will she be? The seven brothers had married her."
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Jesus said to them, "In this world people get married.
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But people who are considered worthy to come back to life and live in the next world will neither marry
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nor die anymore. They are the same as the angels. They are God's children who have come back to life.
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"Even Moses showed in the passage about the bush that the dead come back to life. He says that the Lord is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
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He's not the God of the dead but of the living. In God's sight all people are living."
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Some scribes responded, "Teacher, that was well said."
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From that time on, no one dared to ask him another question.
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Jesus said to them, "How can people say that the Messiah is David's son?
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David says in the book of Psalms, 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Take the highest position in heaven
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until I make your enemies your footstool."'
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David calls him Lord. So how can he be his son?"
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While all the people were listening, Jesus said to the disciples,
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"Beware of the scribes! They like to walk around in long robes and love to be greeted in the marketplaces, to have the front seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at dinners.
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They rob widows by taking their houses and then say long prayers to make themselves look good. The scribes will receive the most severe punishment."