Matthew 22:23-33 - A Question About Marriage And The Resurrection

²³ In that day the Sadducees came to him, they saying there is to be no rising up: and they asked him, ²⁴ Saying, Teacher, Moses said, If any one die, not having children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed to his brother. ²⁵ And with us were seven brethren: and the first, having married, died; and having no seed, he left his wife to his brother. ²⁶ And likewise the second, and third, even till the seven. ²⁷ And after all died also the woman. ²⁸ Therefore in the rising up whose of the seven shall the woman be? for they all had her.

²⁹ And Jesus, having answered, said to them, Ye are led astray, not having known the writings, nor the power of God. ³⁰ For in the rising up they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the messengers of God in heaven. ³¹ And for the rising up of the dead, read ye not that spoken by God, saying, ³² I am God of Abraham, and God of Isaac, and God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.

³³ And the crowds having heard, were astonished at his teaching.

¹⁸ And the Sadducees come to him, who say there is no rising up; and they asked him, saying, ¹⁹ Teacher, Moses wrote to us, That if any one's brother die, and leave his wife, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother. ²⁰ There were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed. ²¹ And the second took her, and died, and neither left he seed: and the third likewise. ²² And the seven took her, and left no seed: and the woman died last of all. ²³ Therefore in the rising up, when they should rise, to which of them shall the woman be? for the seven had her a wife.

²⁴ And Jesus having answered, said to them, For this do ye not go astray, not knowing the writings, nor the power of God? ²⁵ For when they arise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the messengers which in the heavens. ²⁶ And concerning the dead that they are raised: have ye not read in the book of Moses, at the bramble, how God spake to him, I the God of Abraham, and God of Isaac, and God of Jacob ²⁷ He is not God of the dead, but God of the living; ye therefore go astray greatly.

²⁷ And certain of the Sadducees having approached, speaking against there being a rising up, asked him, ²⁸ Saying, Teacher, Moses wrote to us, If any one's brother die. having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take the wife, and raise up seed to his brother. ²⁹ Therefore were there seven brethren: and the first having taken a wife, died without children. ³⁰ And the second took the wife, and he died without children. ³¹ And the third took her; and likewise also the seven: and they left no children, and died. ³² And after all died the woman also. ³³ Then in the rising up, whose wife of them is she for seven had her a wife.

³⁴ And Jesus having answered, said to them, The sons of this life marry, and are given in marriage ³⁵ And they having been deemed worthy to obtain that life, and the rising up of the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage: ³⁶ For neither can they die any more: for they are like to messengers; and are sons of God, being the sons of the rising up. ³⁷ And that the dead are raised, Moses made known at the bramble, when he calls the Lord, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob. ³⁸ And he is not God of the dead, but of the living: for all live to him.

³⁹ And certain of the scribes having answered, said, Teacher, thou speakest well. ⁴⁰ And they dared no more to ask him anything.