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Forwhen they shall risefrom the dead, they neithermarry , nor are given in marriage ; butareas the angelswhich are inheaven.
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And as touching the dead,that they rise : have yenotreadin the book of Moses,howin the bushGodspake unto him,saying , I am the God of Abraham,and the God of Isaac,and the God of Jacob?
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He isnot the God of the dead,but the God of the living : yethereforedogreatlyerr .
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Andone of the scribescame , and having heardthem reasoning together , and perceivingthat he had answeredthemwell,askedhim,Whichis the firstcommandment of all?
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AndJesusansweredhim,Thefirst of all the commandments is, Hear , O Israel; The LordourGodisoneLord:
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And thou shalt love the LordthyGodwithallthyheart,andwithallthysoul,andwithallthymind,andwithallthystrength:this is the firstcommandment.
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And the second is like, namely this* , Thou shalt lovethyneighbourasthyself. There isnoneothercommandmentgreater than these.
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And the scribesaid unto him,Well,Master, thou hast saidthetruth:for there isoneGod;and there isnoneotherbuthe:
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And to lovehimwithall the heart,andwithall the understanding,andwithall the soul,andwithall the strength,and to love his neighbourashimself,ismore than all whole burnt offeringsandsacrifices.
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And when Jesussawthatheanswereddiscreetly, he said unto him,Thou artnotfarfrom the kingdom of God.And no man after thatdurstaskhim any question.
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AndJesusanswered and said , while he taughtin the temple,Howsay the scribesthatChristis the Son of David?