Matthew 22:15–32

¹⁵Then the Pharisees having gone, took counsel how they might ensnare him in words, ¹⁶and they send to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, ‘Teacher, we have known that thou art true, and the way of God in truth thou dost teach, and thou art not caring for any one, for thou dost not look to the face of men; ¹⁷tell us, therefore, what dost thou think? is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not?’ ¹⁸And Jesus having known their wickedness, said, ‘Why me do ye tempt, hypocrites? ¹⁹show me the tribute-coin?’ and they brought to him a denary; ²⁰and he saith to them, ‘Whose is this image and the inscription?’ ²¹they say to him, ‘Caesar’s;’ then saith he to them, ‘Render therefore the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God;’ ²²and having heard they wondered, and having left him they went away.

²³In 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; ²⁶in like manner also the second, and the third, unto the seventh, ²⁷and last of all died also the woman; ²⁸therefore in the rising again, of which of the seven shall she be wife—for all had her?’ ²⁹And Jesus answering said to them, ‘Ye go astray, not knowing the Writings, nor the power of God; ³⁰for 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, ³²I 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.’