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There were seven brothers among us. The first married and died. Since he had no children, he left his widow to his brother.
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The second brother also died, as well as the third, and the rest of the seven brothers.
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At last the woman died.
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Now, when the dead come back to life, whose wife will she be? All seven brothers had been married to her."
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Jesus answered, "You're mistaken because you don't know the Scriptures or God's power.
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When people come back to life, they don't marry. Rather, they are like the angels in heaven.
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Haven't you read what God told you about the dead coming back to life? He said,
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'I am the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.' He's not the God of the dead but of the living."
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He amazed the crowds who heard his teaching.
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When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together.
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One of them, an expert in Moses' Teachings, tested Jesus by asking,