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“But now, as to whether the dead will be raised—even Moses proved this when he wrote about the burning bush. Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, he referred to the Lord as ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’
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So he is the God of the living, not the dead, for they are all alive to him.”
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“Well said, Teacher!” remarked some of the teachers of religious law who were standing there.
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And then no one dared to ask him any more questions.
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Then Jesus presented them with a question. “Why is it,” he asked, “that the Messiah is said to be the son of David?
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For David himself wrote in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, Sit in the place of honor at my right hand
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until I humble your enemies, making them a footstool under your feet.’
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Since David called the Messiah ‘Lord,’ how can the Messiah be his son?”
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Then, with the crowds listening, he turned to his disciples and said,
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“Beware of these teachers of religious law! For they like to parade around in flowing robes and love to receive respectful greetings as they walk in the marketplaces. And how they love the seats of honor in the synagogues and the head table at banquets.
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Yet they shamelessly cheat widows out of their property and then pretend to be pious by making long prayers in public. Because of this, they will be severely punished.”