The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,
| Word | Greek | Strong’s | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| The | ἡμέρᾳ hēmera | G2250 | day · noun — dative singular feminine |
| same | ἐκείνῃ ekeinē | G1565 | that one (or (neuter) thing) · demonstrative pronoun — dative singular feminine |
| day | ἡμέρα hēméra | G2250 | day |
| came | προσῆλθον prosēlthon | G4334 | to approach · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural |
| him | αὐτῷ autō | G846 | the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine |
| Sadducees | Σαδδουκαῖοι Saddoukaioi | G4523 | a Sadducæan (i.e. Tsadokian) · noun — nominative plural masculine, a title |
| that | λέγοντες legontes | G3004 | properly · verb — present active participle, nominative plural masculine |
| is | εἶναι einai | G1511 | to exist · verb — present active infinitive |
| no | μὴ mē | G3361 | (adverb) not · particle — negative |
| resurrection | ἀνάστασιν anastasin | G386 | a standing up again · noun — accusative singular feminine |
| and | καὶ kai | G2532 | and · conjunction |
| asked | ἐπηρώτησαν epērōtēsan | G1905 | to ask for · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural |
| him | αὐτὸν auton | G846 | the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine |
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For many are called, but few are chosen--So Mat 19:30. See on Mat 20:16. Next: Matthew Chapter 23
These understanding that the former had not succeeded, came with a knotty question, with which they had often puzzled the Pharisees, and hoped they should nonplus Christ with it, showing the absurdity of the doctrine of the resurrection, an article which they denied; as it follows, which say, that there is no resurrection of the dead: they denied that there were angels and spirits, and the immortality of the soul; they affirmed, that the soul died with the body, and that there was no future state: the rise of this sect, and of these notions of their's, was this, as the Jews relate (w). "Antigonus, a man of Socho, used to say, be not as servants, that serve their master on account of receiv…
Read the whole note in the consoleMatthew 22:23-33 Matthew 22:23-33 Mark 12:18-27 Luke 20:27-40 23. The same day came to him the Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection, and interrogated him, 24. Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, not having a child, [64] his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed to his brother. 25. Now there were amongst us seven brothers, and the first, having married a wife, died, and, having no seed, left his wife to his brother. 26. In like manner, the second, and the third, till the seventh. 27. And last of all the woman died also. 28. In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her. 29. And Jesus answering said to them, You err,…
Read the whole note in the consoleThe resurrection was an important issue of Jesus’ day, but the question was raised only to trap Jesus. 22:23 The Sadducees (see 3:7) described a situation involving levirate marriage (see Gen 38:6-11; Deut 25:5-6), which they considered proof that resurrection from the dead is not possible.
They not only denied the resurrection of the body, but took away the immortality of the soul.
Now it is not one of the prophets merely who predicted the advent of Christ. But although the Samaritans and Sadducees, who receive the books of Moses alone, would say that there were contained in them predictions regarding Christ, yet certainly not in Jerusalem, which is not even mentioned in the times of Moses, was the prophecy uttered.
Therefore no solicitude arising from carnal jealousy will, in the day of the resurrection, even in the case of her whom they chose to represent as having been married to seven brothers successively, wound any one of her so many husbands; nor is any (husband) awaiting her to put her to confusion. The question raised by the Sadducees has yielded to the Lord's sentence.
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