Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,
Parallel translations
- WEB Some of the Sadducees came to him, those who deny that there is a resurrection.
- BSB Then some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to question Him.
- NKJV Then some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is a resurrection, came to Him and asked Him,
- NASB Now some of the Sadducees (who maintain that there is no resurrection) came to Him,
- NLT Then Jesus was approached by some Sadducees—religious leaders who say there is no resurrection from the dead.
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Quick answer
The Sadducees, who denied any resurrection, now approach Jesus to test Him.
Overview
The Sadducees were a priestly party who accepted only the five books of Moses and rejected belief in resurrection, angels, and spirits. Their question is not sincere inquiry but an attempt to make the resurrection look absurd. Jesus will answer them from the very Scriptures they claimed to honor.
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- Acts 4:1–2And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,
- 1 Cor 15:12Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?
- Matt 22:23–33The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,
- Mark 12:18–27Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,
- Acts 23:6–8But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.
- Matt 16:1The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.
- Acts 5:17Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,
- 2 Tim 2:17–18And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;
- Matt 16:6Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
- Matt 16:12Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
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