That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him.
Parallel translations
- WEB On that day Sadducees (those who say that there is no resurrection) came to him. They asked him,
- KJV The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,
- NKJV The same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Him and asked Him,
- NASB On that day some Sadducees (who say there is no resurrection) came to Jesus and questioned Him,
- NLT That same day 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, approach Jesus with a question. They aim to ridicule belief in life after death.
Overview
The Sadducees, an aristocratic party accepting only the Mosaic books and rejecting the resurrection, now take their turn testing Jesus. Their question is crafted to make resurrection belief look absurd. Jesus will use Scripture they accept to overturn their error and affirm the resurrection.
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Cross-references · 9
- Acts 4:1While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,
- Matt 3:7But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
- Acts 23:6–8Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and 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.”
- Mark 12:18–27Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him:
- Luke 20:27–40Then some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to question Him.
- 1 Cor 15:12–14But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
- Acts 5:17Then the high priest and all his associates, who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They went out
- 2 Tim 2:18who have deviated from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already occurred, and they undermine the faith of some.
- Matt 16:6“Watch out!” Jesus told them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
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