Mark 12:27

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Οὐκ ἔστιν ὁ Θεὸς νεκρῶν, ἀλλὰ Θεὸς ζώντων: ὑμεῖς οὖν πολὺ πλανᾶσθε.

Transliteration

Not estin the Theos of nekrōn, but Theos of zōntōn: you oun poly planasthe.

Grammar Details

*estin*: present active indicative, 3rd singular - is/exists
*Theos*: nominative, masculine, singular - God
*nekrōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of dead ones
*zōntōn*: present active participle, genitive, masculine, plural - of living ones
*oun*: conjunction - therefore/then
*poly*: accusative, neuter, singular - much/greatly
*planasthe*: present passive indicative, 2nd plural - you are being led astray

Word Meanings

*estin*: is/exists
*Theos*: God/deity
*nekrōn*: dead ones/corpses
*zōntōn*: living ones/those who are alive
*oun*: therefore/then/so
*poly*: much/greatly/exceedingly
*planasthe*: you are being led astray/deceived/in error

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Referenced Verses

Rom 14:9 : 9 For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.
Rom 4:17 : 17 (As it is written , I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.
Heb 3:10 : 10 Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways.
Heb 11:13-16 : 13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. 14 For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country. 15 And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. 16 But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
Prov 19:27 : 27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
Mark 12:24 : 24 And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?

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