Matthew 22:32

Bible in Basic English (1941)

I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead but of the living.

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 3:6 : 6 And he said, I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses kept his face covered for fear of looking on God.
  • Acts 7:32 : 32 I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob. And Moses, shaking with fear, kept his eyes from looking at it.
  • Heb 11:16 : 16 But now their desire is for a better country, that is to say, for one in heaven; and so it is no shame to God to be named their God; for he has made ready a town for them.
  • Exod 3:15-16 : 15 And God went on to say to Moses, Say to the children of Israel, The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has sent me to you: this is my name for ever, and this is my sign to all generations. 16 Go and get together the chiefs of the children of Israel, and say to them, The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has been seen by me, and has said, Truly I have taken up your cause, because of what is done to you in Egypt;
  • Mark 12:26-27 : 26 But as to the dead coming back to life; have you not seen in the book of Moses, about the burning thorn-tree, how God said to him, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? 27 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living: you are greatly in error.
  • Luke 20:37-38 : 37 But even Moses made it clear that the dead come back to life, saying, in the story of the burning thorn-tree, The Lord, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. 38 Now he is not the God of the dead but of the living: for all men are living to him.

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  • Mark 12:24-27
    4 verses
    87%

    24 Jesus said to them, Is not this the reason for your error, that you have no knowledge of the holy Writings or of the power of God?

    25 When they come back from the dead, they do not get married, but are like the angels in heaven.

    26 But as to the dead coming back to life; have you not seen in the book of Moses, about the burning thorn-tree, how God said to him, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?

    27 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living: you are greatly in error.

  • Luke 20:37-39
    3 verses
    86%

    37 But even Moses made it clear that the dead come back to life, saying, in the story of the burning thorn-tree, The Lord, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

    38 Now he is not the God of the dead but of the living: for all men are living to him.

    39 And some of the scribes, in answer to this, said, Master, you have said well.

  • Matt 22:31
    82%

    31 But about the dead coming back to life, have you no knowledge of what was said to you by God in the Writings:

  • Acts 7:32
    75%

    32 I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob. And Moses, shaking with fear, kept his eyes from looking at it.

  • Exod 3:6
    71%

    6 And he said, I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses kept his face covered for fear of looking on God.

  • Exod 3:14-16
    3 verses
    71%

    14 And God said to him, I AM WHAT I AM: and he said, Say to the children of Israel, I AM has sent me to you.

    15 And God went on to say to Moses, Say to the children of Israel, The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has sent me to you: this is my name for ever, and this is my sign to all generations.

    16 Go and get together the chiefs of the children of Israel, and say to them, The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has been seen by me, and has said, Truly I have taken up your cause, because of what is done to you in Egypt;

  • Matt 22:33
    70%

    33 And the people hearing it were surprised at his teaching.

  • John 11:25-26
    2 verses
    69%

    25 Jesus said to her, I am myself that day and that life; he who has faith in me will have life even if he is dead;

    26 And no one who is living and has faith in me will ever see death. Is this your faith?

  • Exod 4:5
    69%

    5 So that they may be certain that the Lord, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has been seen by you.

  • Gen 46:2-3
    2 verses
    69%

    2 And God said to Israel in a night-vision, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.

    3 And he said, I am God, the God of your father: go down to Egypt without fear, for I will make a great nation of you there:

  • Acts 13:30
    68%

    30 But God gave him back from the dead:

  • Acts 3:13
    67%

    13 The God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has given glory to his servant Jesus; whom you gave up, turning your backs on him, when Pilate had made the decision to let him go free.

  • John 8:52-53
    2 verses
    67%

    52 The Jews said to him, Now we are certain that you have an evil spirit. Abraham is dead, and the prophets are dead; and you say, If a man keeps my word he will never see death.

    53 Are you greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? and the prophets are dead: who do you say that you are?

  • Matt 22:29
    67%

    29 But Jesus said to them in answer, You are in error, not having knowledge of the Writings, or of the power of God.

  • Gen 32:9
    67%

    9 Then Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, the God of my father Isaac, the Lord who said to me, Go back to your country and your family and I will be good to you:

  • Gen 28:13
    67%

    13 And he saw the Lord by his side, saying, I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac: I will give to you and to your seed this land on which you are sleeping.

  • John 5:25
    66%

    25 Truly I say to you, The time is coming, it has even now come, when the voice of the Son of God will come to the ears of the dead, and those hearing it will have life.

  • Exod 6:2-3
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    66%

    2 And God said to Moses, I am Yahweh:

    3 I let myself be seen by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as God, the Ruler of all; but they had no knowledge of my name Yahweh.

  • Acts 26:8
    66%

    8 Why, in your opinion, is it outside belief for God to make the dead come to life again?

  • John 8:58
    66%

    58 Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, Before Abraham came into being, I am.

  • Mark 12:18
    66%

    18 And there came to him Sadducees, who say there is no coming back from the dead; and they put a question to him, saying,

  • Rom 4:17
    66%

    17 (As it is said in the holy Writings, I have made you a father of a number of nations) before him in whom he had faith, that is, God, who gives life to the dead, and to whom the things which are not are as if they were.

  • Gen 31:53
    66%

    53 May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, be our judge. Then Jacob took an oath by the Fear of his father Isaac.

  • Luke 20:27
    65%

    27 And some of the Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no coming back from the dead; and they said to him,

  • Lev 22:33
    65%

    33 Who took you out of the land of Egypt that I might be your God: I am the Lord.

  • Luke 16:30
    65%

    30 And he said, No, father Abraham, but if someone went to them from the dead, their hearts would be changed.

  • Matt 22:23
    65%

    23 On the same day there came to him the Sadducees, who say that there is no coming back from the dead: and they put a question to him, saying,

  • Luke 24:5
    65%

    5 And while their faces were bent down to the earth in fear, these said to them, Why are you looking for the living among the dead?

  • Gen 31:5
    65%

    5 And he said to them, It is clear to me that your father's feeling is no longer what it was to me; but the God of my father has been with me

  • Gen 48:21
    65%

    21 Then Israel said to Joseph, Now my death is near; but God will be with you, guiding you back to the land of your fathers.

  • Gen 28:16
    64%

    16 And Jacob, awaking from his sleep, said, Truly, the Lord is in this place and I was not conscious of it.

  • Deut 29:13
    64%

    13 And so that he may make you his people today, and be your God, as he has said to you, and as he made an oath to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

  • Matt 3:9
    64%

    9 And say not to yourselves, We have Abraham for our father; because I say to you that God is able from these stones to make children for Abraham.

  • Gen 31:3
    64%

    3 Then the Lord said to Jacob, Go back to the land of your fathers, and to your relations, and I will be with you.

  • Lev 18:2
    64%

    2 Say to the children of Israel, I am the Lord your God.

  • John 20:17
    64%

    17 Jesus said to her, Do not put your hand on me, for I have not gone up to the Father: but go to my brothers and say to them, I go up to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.

  • Rom 3:29
    64%

    29 Or is God the God of Jews only? is he not in the same way the God of Gentiles? Yes, of Gentiles: