For Sadducees say that there is no resurrection—and no angel or spirit; but the Pharisees confess both.
Parallel translations
- WEB For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess all of these.
- KJV For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.
- BSB For the Sadducees say that there is neither a resurrection, nor angels, nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.
- NASB For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor an angel, nor a spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.
- NLT for the Sadducees say there is no resurrection or angels or spirits, but the Pharisees believe in all of these.
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Quick answer
Luke explains that Sadducees deny resurrection, angels, and spirits, while Pharisees affirm them all. This doctrinal divide underlies the council's quarrel.
Overview
The Sadducees accepted only the Pentateuch's authority and rejected belief in resurrection and the spiritual realm; the Pharisees held to all these. Paul's gospel of the risen Christ aligns with the Pharisees' hope yet fulfills it in a way they had not embraced. The note reminds readers that the resurrection is no peripheral matter but central to biblical faith.
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Cross-references · 4
- Luke 20:27Some of the Sadducees came to him, those who deny that there is a resurrection.
- Matt 22:23On that day Sadducees (those who say that there is no resurrection) came to him. They asked him,
- Mark 12:18There came to him Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection. They asked him, saying,
- Acts 4:1As they spoke to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came to them,
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