Mark 12:18

Translations

Modern

Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him:

Traditional

Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,

Literal

And some Sadducees, who say there is not a resurrection, come to Him. And they were questioning Him, saying,

Latin

Et venerunt ad eum sadducæi, qui dicunt resurrectionem non esse: et interrogabant eum, dicentes:

Interlinear

Greek

English

Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him:

Notes

Mark 12:18

This is the only place in Mark where the Sadducees are mentioned by name, although they are included in references to the leading priests (see 8:31; 10:33; 11:18, 27). Sadducees did not believe in the resurrection from the dead (see Acts 4:1–2; 23:8).

Mark 12:18–27

This is the third controversy story of the series begun in 11:27. As in most New Testament references to the Sadducees, the setting is the temple (Matthew 22:23–33; Luke 20:27–40; Acts 4:1–3; 5:12, 17; 22:30–23:10; the exceptions are Matthew 3:7; 16:1–12).
The Sadducees’ question (Mark 12:19–23) was carefully crafted and based on a commandment of Moses (Deuteronomy 25:5–6; see Genesis 38:6–11; Ruth 4:1–22). Since all seven men could not have the woman as wife in the resurrection, and since none of them had a special claim, the Sadducees thought that they had proven the absurdity of the doctrine of the resurrection and refuted the Pharisees and Jesus (compare Matthew 12:41–42; Luke 16:19–31; see also Mark 8:31; 9:31; 10:34).

Theme notes and profiles

The Sadducees The Resurrection of the Dead

Events

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Acts 4:1–2
While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,
Matthew 22:23–33
That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him.
Acts 23:6–9
Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. It is because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.”
2 Timothy 2:18
…who have deviated from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already occurred, and they undermine the faith of some.
Luke 20:27–40
Then some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to question Him.
1 Corinthians 15:13–18
If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised.

Parallels

Matthew 22:23–33 Luke 20:27–40

People

Sadducee: A Jewish sect that denied the resurrection and spirits

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Inheritance Jesus Christ, Teachings of Mark, Gospel of Resurrection Sadducees

Topics

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 Satire of Jesus Against Hypocrites

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