Luke 20:33

33 Therefore in the resurrection, the woman--whose wife will she be? For the seven had her [as] wife."

Luke 20:33 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 20:33

Therefore in the resurrection
At the time of the resurrection of the dead, in that state, supposing there will be such an one, which they denied; whose wife of them is she?
the first, or the last, or any of the intermediate ones? for seven had her to wife;
and she had no child by either of them; so that their claim seems to be alike; this they thought unanswerable, and sufficient to set aside the notion of a resurrection.

Luke 20:33 In-Context

31 and the third took her, and likewise also the seven did not leave children and died.
32 Finally the woman also died.
33 Therefore in the resurrection, the woman--whose wife will she be? For the seven had her [as] wife."
34 And Jesus said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage,
35 but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and [to] the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage,
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