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Luke 20

Luke 20:38

The Sadducees and the Resurrection · Luke 20:27–40
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Translations

Modern
He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to Him all are alive.”
Traditional
For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.
Literal
Now He is not the God of the dead but of the living, for all live to Him.”
Latin
Deus autem non est mortuorum, sed vivorum: omnes enim vivunt ei.

Original

Greek
English
He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to Him all are alive.”

Notes

Luke 20:1–47

In this series of controversies between Jesus and the religious leaders of Jerusalem, they repeatedly questioned and challenged him, and he repeatedly outmatched them with his spiritual wisdom, insight, and authority.

Events

Parallels

Matthew 22:23–33 Mark 12:18–27

Glossary

Heaven Inheritance Luke, Gospel of Sadducees

Topics

Death: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Immortality: General Scriptures Concerning Jesus, the Christ: Tested by the Sadducees Concerning the Resurrection of the Dead (In Jerusalem) Resurrection: General Scriptures Concerning Sadducees: Reject the Doctrine of the Resurrection