Parallel Verses
Daniel Mace New Testament
he is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: and therefore you greatly mistake the meaning.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!"
A Conservative Version
He is not the God of the dead, but God of the living. Ye therefore are much misled.
American Standard Version
He is not the God of the dead, but of the living: ye do greatly err.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
[So], He is not God to those who are dead, but [He is] God to those who are alive. You are seriously mistaken."
Anderson New Testament
He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. Therefore, you do greatly err.
Bible in Basic English
He is not the God of the dead, but of the living: you are greatly in error.
Common New Testament
He is not the God of the dead, but of the living; you are greatly mistaken."
Darby Translation
He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. Ye therefore greatly err.
Godbey New Testament
He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You do err much.
Goodspeed New Testament
He is not God of dead men but of living! You are entirely wrong."
John Wesley New Testament
He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living. Ye therefore greatly err.
Julia Smith Translation
He is not God of the dead, but God of the living; ye therefore go astray greatly.
King James 2000
He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: you therefore do greatly err.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He is not God of the dead, but of the living. You are very much mistaken!"
Modern King James verseion
He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living. Therefore you greatly err.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He is not the God of the dead: but the God of the living. Ye are therefore greatly deceived."
Moffatt New Testament
He is not the God of dead people but of living. You are far wrong."
Montgomery New Testament
God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are in grave error."
NET Bible
He is not the God of the dead but of the living. You are badly mistaken!"
New Heart English Bible
He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are therefore badly mistaken."
Noyes New Testament
He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. Ye err greatly.
Sawyer New Testament
He is not a God of the dead, but of the living; you greatly err.
The Emphasized Bible
He is not a God of, dead, men, but of, living. Greatly, are ye deceiving yourselves.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living. Ye are therefore vastly erroneous.
Twentieth Century New Testament
He is not God of dead men, but of living. You are greatly mistaken."
Webster
He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.
Weymouth New Testament
He is not the God of dead, but of living men. You are in grave error."
Williams New Testament
He is not the God of dead but of living people! You are entirely wrong in your views."
World English Bible
He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are therefore badly mistaken."
Worrell New Testament
He is not the God of the dead, but of the living: ye do greatly err."
Worsley New Testament
He is not the God of the dead, but of the living: therefore ye do greatly mistake.
Youngs Literal Translation
he is not the God of dead men, but a God of living men; ye then go greatly astray.'
Themes
God » What the lord God is not
Resurrection » The resurrected
Sadducees » Reject the doctrine of the resurrection
Topics
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Mark 12:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Question About Marriage And The Resurrection
26 and as for the dead, that they will actually rise, have you not read in the book of Moses those words, which God pronounc'd out of the bush to him, "I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?" 27 he is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: and therefore you greatly mistake the meaning. 28 One of the Scribes, that had heard their dispute, observing the propriety of his answers, propos'd this question to him, which is the principal commandment of all?
Names
Cross References
Mark 12:24
for they all married her. Jesus answered them, don't you see you are in a mistake, by being unacquainted with the scriptures, as well as with the power of God?
Romans 4:17
" I have made thee a father of many nations," then existing in the sight of God, whom he believed, who gives life to the dead, and calls forth things that are not, as if they were:
Romans 14:9
for to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.
Hebrews 3:10
wherefore I was displeased with that generation, and said, they do alway err in their hearts; and they have not known my ways.
Hebrews 11:13-16
These all died in faith, without receiving what was promised, having only a distant view of what they eagerly expected, professing to live as strangers and pilgrims in the land.