Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,
Parallel translations
- WEB There came to him Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection. They asked him, saying,
- BSB Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him:
- NKJV Then some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Him; and they asked Him, saying:
- NASB Some Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection) *came to Jesus, and began questioning Him, saying,
- NLT Then Jesus was approached by some Sadducees—religious leaders who say there is no resurrection from the dead. They posed this question:
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Quick answer
The Sadducees, who deny the resurrection, come to question Jesus.
Overview
The Sadducees rejected belief in bodily resurrection and accepted chiefly the books of Moses. Their approach sets up a question designed to ridicule the very idea of resurrection. The encounter gives Jesus occasion to affirm and defend the resurrection from Scripture.
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Cross-references · 6
- Matt 22:23–33The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,
- Acts 4:1–2And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,
- Acts 23:6–9But 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.
- 2 Tim 2:18Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.
- Luke 20:27–40Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,
- 1 Cor 15:13–18But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:
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