Matthew 22:23

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Marriage and the Resurrection The same day Sadducees(who say there is no resurrection) came to him and asked him,

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  • Matt 3:7 : 7 But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them,“You offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
  • Acts 4:1 : 1 The Arrest and Trial of Peter and John While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the commander of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,
  • Acts 5:17 : 17 Further Trouble for the Apostles Now the high priest rose up, and all those with him(that is, the religious party of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy.
  • Mark 12:18-27 : 18 Marriage and the Resurrection Sadducees(who say there is no resurrection) also came to him and asked him, 19 “Teacher, Moses wrote for us:‘If a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, that man must marry the widow and father children for his brother.’ 20 There were seven brothers. The first one married, and when he died he had no children. 21 The second married her and died without any children, and likewise the third. 22 None of the seven had children. Finally, the woman died too. 23 In the resurrection, when they rise again, whose wife will she be? For all seven had married her.” 24 Jesus said to them,“Aren’t you deceived for this reason, because you don’t know the scriptures or the power of God? 25 For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. 26 Now as for the dead being raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God said to him,‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? 27 He is not the God of the dead but of the living. You are badly mistaken!”
  • Luke 20:27-40 : 27 Marriage and the Resurrection Now some Sadducees(who contend that there is no resurrection) came to him. 28 They asked him,“Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies leaving a wife but no children, that man must marry the widow and father children for his brother. 29 Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died without children. 30 The second 31 and then the third married her, and in this same way all seven died, leaving no children. 32 Finally the woman died too. 33 In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For all seven had married her.” 34 So Jesus said to them,“The people of this age marry and are given in marriage. 35 But those who are regarded as worthy to share in that age and in the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage. 36 In fact, they can no longer die, because they are equal to angels and are sons of God, since they are sons of the resurrection. 37 But even Moses revealed that the dead are raised in the passage about the bush, where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. 38 Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live before him.” 39 Then some of the experts in the law answered,“Teacher, you have spoken well!” 40 For they did not dare any longer to ask him anything.
  • Matt 16:6 : 6 “Watch out,” Jesus said to them,“beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
  • Acts 23:6-8 : 6 Then when Paul noticed that part of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, he shouted out in the council,“Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. I am on trial concerning the hope of the resurrection of the dead!” 7 When he said this, an argument began between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided. 8 (For the Sadducees say there is no resurrection, or angel, or spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.)
  • 1 Cor 15:12-14 : 12 No Resurrection? Now if Christ is being preached as raised from the dead, how can some of you say there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. 14 And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is futile and your faith is empty.
  • 2 Tim 2:18 : 18 They have strayed from the truth by saying that the resurrection has already occurred, and they are undermining some people’s faith.

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    18 Marriage and the Resurrection Sadducees(who say there is no resurrection) also came to him and asked him,

    19 “Teacher, Moses wrote for us:‘If a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, that man must marry the widow and father children for his brother.’

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    26 Thus they were unable in the presence of the people to trap him with his own words. And stunned by his answer, they fell silent.

    27 Marriage and the Resurrection Now some Sadducees(who contend that there is no resurrection) came to him.

    28 They asked him,“Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies leaving a wife but no children, that man must marry the widow and father children for his brother.

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    24 “Teacher, Moses said,‘If a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and father children for his brother.’

    25 Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children he left his wife to his brother.

  • Acts 23:7-8
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    7 When he said this, an argument began between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.

    8 (For the Sadducees say there is no resurrection, or angel, or spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.)

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    33 When the crowds heard this, they were amazed at his teaching.

    34 The Greatest Commandment Now when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they assembled together.

    35 And one of them, an expert in religious law, asked him a question to test him:

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    28 In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had married her.”

    29 Jesus answered them,“You are deceived, because you don’t know the scriptures or the power of God.

    30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

    31 Now as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God,

  • 22 Now when they heard this they were stunned, and they left him and went away.

  • Acts 4:1-2
    2 verses
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    1 The Arrest and Trial of Peter and John While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the commander of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,

    2 angry because they were teaching the people and announcing in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.

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    23 In the resurrection, when they rise again, whose wife will she be? For all seven had married her.”

    24 Jesus said to them,“Aren’t you deceived for this reason, because you don’t know the scriptures or the power of God?

    25 For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

    26 Now as for the dead being raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God said to him,‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?

  • 1 The Demand for a Sign Now when the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

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    33 In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For all seven had married her.”

    34 So Jesus said to them,“The people of this age marry and are given in marriage.

    35 But those who are regarded as worthy to share in that age and in the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage.

  • 62 The Guard at the Tomb The next day(which is after the day of preparation) the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled before Pilate

  • 66 When day came, the council of the elders of the people gathered together, both the chief priests and the experts in the law. Then they led Jesus away to their council

  • 41 The Messiah: David’s Son and Lord While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus asked them a question:

  • 3 Then some Pharisees came to him in order to test him. They asked,“Is it lawful to divorce a wife for any cause?”

  • 17 Further Trouble for the Apostles Now the high priest rose up, and all those with him(that is, the religious party of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy.

  • Mark 10:2-3
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    2 Then some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked,“Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”

    3 He answered them,“What did Moses command you?”

  • 22 Is it right for us to pay the tribute tax to Caesar or not?”

  • 10 They kept this statement to themselves, discussing what this rising from the dead meant.

  • 23 Jesus replied,“Your brother will come back to life again.”

  • 46 No one was able to answer him a word, and from that day on no one dared to question him any longer.

  • 23 They will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised.” And they became greatly distressed.

  • 5 The women were terribly frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them,“Why do you look for the living among the dead?

  • 23 The Authority of Jesus Now after Jesus entered the temple courts, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching and said,“By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?”

  • 54 It was the day of preparation and the Sabbath was beginning.

  • 9 (For they did not yet understand the scripture that Jesus must rise from the dead.)

  • 39 Then some of the experts in the law answered,“Teacher, you have spoken well!”

  • 32 Now when they heard about the resurrection from the dead, some began to scoff, but others said,“We will hear you again about this.”

  • 27 The Authority of Jesus They came again to Jerusalem. While Jesus was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, the experts in the law, and the elders came up to him

  • 24 So the Pharisees said to him,“Look, why are they doing what is against the law on the Sabbath?”

  • 15 Paying Taxes to Caesar Then the Pharisees went out and planned together to entrap him with his own words.

  • 52 He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

  • 16 He asked them,“What are you arguing about with them?”