On that day Sadducees (those who say that there is no resurrection) came to him. They asked him,
Parallel translations
- KJV The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,
- BSB That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned 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 4:1As they spoke to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came to them,
- Matt 3:7But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism, he said to them, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
- 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 brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. Concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!”
- Mark 12:18–27There came to him Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection. They asked him, saying,
- Luke 20:27–40Some of the Sadducees came to him, those who deny that there is a resurrection.
- 1 Cor 15:12–14Now if Christ is preached, that he has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
- Acts 5:17But the high priest rose up, and all those who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy,
- 2 Tim 2:18men who have erred concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past, and overthrowing the faith of some.
- Matt 16:6Jesus said to them, “Take heed and beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
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