Mark 12:18

18 And there came to him Sadducees, who say there is no coming back from the dead; and they put a question to him, saying,

Mark 12:18 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 12:18

Then came unto him the Sadducees
The same day, immediately after he had silenced the Pharisees and Herodians: these were a set of men distinct from the former, in some of their sentiments, especially in their religions ones, and particularly in the following:

which say there is no resurrection:
of the dead, in a literal sense, either general or particular; (See Gill on Matthew 22:23);

and they asked him, saying;
as in the next verse.

Mark 12:18 In-Context

16 And they gave him one. And he said to them, Whose is this image and name on it? And they said to him, Caesar's.

17 And Jesus said to them, Give to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's. And they were full of wonder at him.

18 And there came to him Sadducees, who say there is no coming back from the dead; and they put a question to him, saying,

19 Master, in the law Moses says, If a man's brother comes to his end, and has a wife still living and no child, it is right for his brother to take his wife, and get a family for his brother.

20 There were seven brothers: and the first took a wife, and at his death there were no offspring;