Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He is not the God of the dead: but the God of the living. Ye are therefore greatly deceived."
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."
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.
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.
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 As touching the dead, that they shall rise again: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him saying, 'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?' 27 He is not the God of the dead: but the God of the living. Ye are therefore greatly deceived." 28 And there came one of the scribes, that had heard them disputing together, and perceived that he had answered them well, and asked him, "Which is the first of all the commandments?"
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 19:27
My son, heareth no more the doctrine that leadeth thee away from the words of understanding.
Mark 12:24
Jesus answered, and said unto them, "Are ye not therefore deceived, and understand not the scriptures, neither the power of God?
Romans 4:17
As it is written, "I have made thee a father to many nations," even before God whom thou hast believed, which quickeneth the dead and called those things which be not, as though they were.
Romans 14:9
Whether we live therefore or die, we are the Lord's. For Christ therefore died and rose again, and revived, that he might be Lord both of dead and quick.
Hebrews 3:10
Wherefore I was grieved with that generation and said, 'They ever err in their hearts: they verily have not known my ways,'
Hebrews 11:13-16
And they all died in faith, and received not the promises: but saw them afar off, and believed them, and saluted them: and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.