Mark 12:18

Bishops' Bible (1568)

There came also vnto hym, the Saducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and they asked hym, saying:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἔρχονται Σαδδουκαῖοι πρὸς αὐτόν, οἵτινες λέγουσιν ἀνάστασιν μὴ εἶναι· καὶ ἐπηρώτησαν αὐτόν, λέγοντες,

Transliteration

And erchontai Saddoukaioi pros him, hoitines legousin anastasin mē einai; and they-epērōtēsan him, legontes,

Grammar Details

• *erchontai*: present middle indicative, 3rd plural - come
• *Saddoukaioi*: nominative plural masculine - Sadducees
• *pros*: preposition + accusative - to/toward
• *hoitines*: relative pronoun, nominative plural masculine - who
• *legousin*: present active indicative, 3rd plural - say
• *anastasin*: accusative singular feminine - resurrection
• *mē einai*: negative particle + present active infinitive - not to be
• *epērōtēsan*: aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - questioned
• *legontes*: present active participle, nominative plural masculine - saying

Word Meanings

• *erchontai*: come/approach/arrive
• *Saddoukaioi*: Sadducees
• *hoitines*: who/the ones who
• *legousin*: say/claim/assert
• *anastasin*: resurrection/rising up
• *mē einai*: not to be/does not exist
• *epērōtēsan*: questioned/asked/inquired of
• *legontes*: saying/speaking

Referenced Verses

• Acts 4:1-2 : 1 And as they spake vnto ye people, the priestes & the ruler of the temple, and the saducees, came vpon them, 2 Takyng it greuously that they taught the people, and preached in Iesus the resurrection from the dead.
• Matt 22:23-33 : 23 The same day came to hym the Saducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked hym, 24 Saying: Maister, Moyses sayde, that if a man dye, hauing no childre, his brother shoulde mary his wyfe, and rayse vp seede vnto his brother. 25 Ther were with vs seuen brethren, and the first maryed a wyfe, and deceassed without issue, and left his wyfe vnto his brother. 26 Likewyse, the seconde, and the thirde, vnto the seuenth. 27 Last of all, the woman dyed also. 28 Therfore, in the resurrection, whose wyfe shall she be of the seuen? For they all had her. 29 Iesus aunswered & sayde vnto them: ye do erre, not knowyng the Scriptures, nor the power of God. 30 For in the resurrection, they neither mary, nor are geuen in maryage: but are as the Angels of God in heauen. 31 But as touchyng the resurrection of the dead: haue ye not read that which is spoken vnto you of God, which sayth. 32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Iacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the lyuyng. 33 And when the multitudes hearde this, they were astonyed at his doctrine.
• Luke 20:27-40 : 27 Then came to hym certayne of the saducees, which denie that there is any resurrection, and they asked hym, 28 Saying: Maister, Moyses wrote vnto vs, yf any mans brother dye, hauyng a wyfe, and he dye without chyldren: that then his brother shoulde take his wyfe, & rayse vp seede vnto his brother. 29 There were therfore seuen brethren, and the first toke a wyfe, & dyed without chyldren. 30 And the seconde toke her, and he dyed chyldlesse. 31 And the thirde toke her, & in lykewise the residue of the seuen, and left no chyldren behynde them, and dyed. 32 Last of all, the woman dyed also. 33 Nowe in the resurrection, whose wife of them shall she be? For seuen had her to wyfe. 34 Iesus aunswered and saide vnto the: The chyldren of this worlde marrye wyues, and are marryed: 35 But they which shalbe counted worthy to enioy that worlde, and the resurrection from the dead, do not marrye wyues, neither are marryed, 36 Nor yet can dye any more: For they are equall vnto the angels, and are the sonnes of God, inasmuche as they are chyldren of the resurrection. 37 And that the dead shall ryse agayne, Moyses also sheweth besides the bushe, when he calleth the Lorde the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, & the God of Iacob. 38 For he is not a God of dead, but of lyuyng: For all lyue vnto hym. 39 Then certayne of the pharisees aunswered, and sayde? Maister, thou hast well sayde. 40 And after that, durst they not aske him any question at all.
• Acts 23:6-9 : 6 But when Paul perceaued that the one part were saducees, and the other pharisees, he cryed out in the counsell: Men and brethren, I am a pharisee, the sonne of a pharisee: Of the hope & resurrection of the dead, I am iudged. 7 And when he had so sayde, there arose a debate betwene the pharisees and the saducees, & the multitude was deuided. 8 For the saducees say, that there is no resurrection, neither Angel, nor spirite: But the pharisees confesse both. 9 And there arose a great crye: and whe the scribes which were of the pharisees part arose, they stroue, saying, We fynde none euyll in this man: But yf a spirite or an Angel hath spoken to hym, let vs not striue agaynst God.
• 1 Cor 15:13-18 : 13 If there be no rysyng agayne of the dead, then is Christe not rysen agayne. 14 If Christe be not rysen agayne, then is our preachyng vayne, and your fayth is also vayne. 15 Yea, and we are founde false witnesses of God: For we haue testified of God, howe that he raysed vp Christe, whom he raysed not vp, yf it be so that the dead ryse not agayne. 16 For yf the dead ryse not agayne, then is not Christe rysen agayne. 17 If it be so, that Christ rose not againe, then is your fayth vayne, and ye are yet in your sinnes. 18 Therfore, they which are fallen in a slepe in Christe, are perisshed.
• 2 Tim 2:18 : 18 Which about the trueth haue erred, saying that the resurrection is past alredie, & do ouerthrowe the fayth of some.