Mark 12:18

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And the Sadducees come unto him, who say there is not a rising again, and they questioned him, 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 are speaking unto the people, there came to them the priests, and the magistrate of the temple, and the Sadducees -- 2 being grieved because of their teaching the people, and preaching in Jesus the rising again out of the dead --
• Matt 22:23-33 : 23 In that day there came near to him Sadducees, who are saying there is not a rising again, and they questioned him, saying, 24 `Teacher, Moses said, If any one may die not having children, his brother shall marry his wife, and shall raise up seed to his brother. 25 `And there were with us seven brothers, and the first having married did die, and not having seed, he left his wife to his brother; 26 in like manner also the second, and the third, unto the seventh, 27 and last of all died also the woman; 28 therefore in the rising again, of which of the seven shall she be wife -- for all had her?' 29 And Jesus answering said to them, `Ye go astray, not knowing the Writings, nor the power of God; 30 for in the rising again they do not marry, nor are they given in marriage, but are as messengers of God in heaven. 31 `And concerning the rising again of the dead, did ye not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying, 32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not a God of dead men, but of living.' 33 And having heard, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching;
• Luke 20:27-40 : 27 And certain of the Sadducees, who are denying that there is a rising again, having come near, questioned him, 28 saying, `Teacher, Moses wrote to us, If any one's brother may die, having a wife, and he may die childless -- that his brother may take the wife, and may raise up seed to his brother. 29 `There were, then, seven brothers, and the first having taken a wife, died childless, 30 and the second took the wife, and he died childless, 31 and the third took her, and in like manner also the seven -- they left not children, and they died; 32 and last of all died also the woman: 33 in the rising again, then, of which of them doth she become wife? -- for the seven had her as wife.' 34 And Jesus answering said to them, `The sons of this age do marry and are given in marriage, 35 but those accounted worthy to obtain that age, and the rising again that is out of the dead, neither marry, nor are they given in marriage; 36 for neither are they able to die any more -- for they are like messengers -- and they are sons of God, being sons of the rising again. 37 `And that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the Bush, since he doth call the Lord, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob; 38 and He is not a God of dead men, but of living, for all live to Him.' 39 And certain of the scribes answering said, `Teacher, thou didst say well;' 40 and no more durst they question him anything.
• Acts 23:6-9 : 6 and Paul having known that the one part are Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, cried out in the sanhedrim, `Men, brethren, I am a Pharisee -- son of a Pharisee -- concerning hope and rising again of dead men I am judged.' 7 And he having spoken this, there came a dissension of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees, and the crowd was divided, 8 for Sadducees, indeed, say there is no rising again, nor messenger, nor spirit, but Pharisees confess both. 9 And there came a great cry, and the scribes of the Pharisees' part having arisen, were striving, saying, `No evil do we find in this man; and if a spirit spake to him, or a messenger, we may not fight against God;'
• 1 Cor 15:13-18 : 13 and if there be no rising again of dead persons, neither hath Christ risen; 14 and if Christ hath not risen, then void `is' our preaching, and void also your faith, 15 and we also are found false witnesses of God, because we did testify of God that He raised up the Christ, whom He did not raise if then dead persons do not rise; 16 for if dead persons do not rise, neither hath Christ risen, 17 and if Christ hath not risen, vain is your faith, ye are yet in your sins; 18 then, also, those having fallen asleep in Christ did perish;
• 2 Tim 2:18 : 18 who concerning the truth did swerve, saying the rising again to have already been, and do overthrow the faith of some;