Luke 20:20–38

^20aSo they watched Him, and sent spies who ¹pretended to be righteous, so ^bthat they might ²catch Him in some statement, in order to deliver Him to the rule and the authority of ^cthe governor.

²¹And they questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, we know that You speak and teach correctly, and You ¹are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth.

²²“Is it ¹lawful for us ^ato pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”

²³But He perceived their craftiness and said to them,

²⁴“Show Me a ¹denarius. Whose ²likeness and inscription does it have?” They said, “Caesar’s.”

²⁵And He said to them, “Then ^arender to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”

²⁶And they were unable to ^1acatch Him in a word in the presence of the people; and marveling at His answer, they became silent.

The Sadducees Ask About the Resurrection

^27aNow some of the ^bSadducees (who say that there is no resurrection) came to Him,

²⁸and they questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that ^aif a man’s brother dies, having a wife, and he is childless, his brother should ¹marry the wife and raise up ²seed for his brother.

²⁹“Now there were seven brothers; and the first married a wife and died childless,

³⁰and the second

³¹and the third ¹married her; and in the same way, ²all seven ³died, leaving no children.

³²“Finally the woman died also.

³³“Therefore, this woman—in the resurrection—whose wife will she be? For all seven had her as a wife.”

³⁴And Jesus said to them, “The sons of ^athis age marry and are given in marriage,

³⁵but those who are considered worthy to attain to ^athat age and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage.

³⁶“For they cannot even die anymore, because they are like angels and are ^asons of God, being sons of the resurrection.

³⁷“But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed in ^athe passage about the burning bush, where he calls the ¹Lord ^bthe God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

³⁸“^aNow He is not the God of the dead but of the living; for ^ball live to Him.”