Luke 20:34

34 Jesus replied, “The people of this age marry and are given in marriage.

Luke 20:34 in Other Translations

34 And Jesus answering said unto them,The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:

34 And Jesus said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage,

34 Jesus replied, “Marriage is for people here on earth.

34 Jesus said, "Marriage is a major preoccupation here,

34 Jesus told them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage.

Luke 20:34 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 20:34

And Jesus answering, said unto them
After he had observed that their error arose from ignorance of the Scriptures, and the power of God: the children of this world marry, and are given in marriage
that is, such who live in this world, in the present mortal and imperfect state, being mortal men, and die, and leave their estates and possessions: these marry, and have wives given them in marriage; and it is very right, and fit, that so it should be, in order to keep up a succession of men, and that they may have heirs to enjoy their substance when they are gone.

Luke 20:34 In-Context

32 Finally, the woman died too.

33 Now then, at the resurrection whose wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?”

34 Jesus replied, “The people of this age marry and are given in marriage.

35 But those who are considered worthy of taking part in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage,

36 and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God’s children, since they are children of the resurrection.