Matthew 22:28

Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Therefore	οὖν oun	G3767	(adverbially) certainly · conjunction
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
resurrection	ἀναστάσει anastasei	G386	a standing up again · noun — dative singular feminine
whose	τίνος tinos	G5101	an interrogative pronoun · interrogative pronoun — genitive singular masculine
wife	γυνή; gunē	G1135	a woman · noun — nominative singular feminine
be	ἔσομαι ésomai	G2071	will be
seven	ἑπτὰ hepta	G2033	seven · adjective — numeral, indeclinable
for	γὰρ gar	G1063	properly · conjunction
they	ἔσχον eschon	G2192	to hold (used in very various applications · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
all	πάντες pantes	G3956	all · adjective — nominative plural masculine
had	ἔχω échō	G2192	to hold (used in very various applications
her	αὐτήν.¶ autēn	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular feminine

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 22:14

For many are called, but few are chosen--So Mat 19:30. See on Mat 20:16. Next: Matthew Chapter 23

John Gill on Matthew 22:28

Therefore in the resurrection,.... As asserted by the Pharisees and by Christ, supposing that there will be such a thing, though not granting it; for these men denied it, wherefore the Ethiopic version reads it hypothetically, "if therefore the dead will be raised"; upon such a supposition, whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her, or were married to her. By putting this question, they thought to have got some advantage against Christ, and in favour of their notion; they hoped, either that he would give into their way of thinking, and relinquish the doctrine of the resurrection upon this, and join with them against the Pharisees, and so there would be no need of an answer…

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John Calvin on Matthew 22:23-33

Matthew 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,…

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 22:23-33

The 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.

The Church Fathers

They conclude with asking, in the resurrection whose shall she be? Though it might be that such an instance might really occur in their nation.
— Jerome ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(Verse 28) Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife will she be? For they all had her. They oppose the absurdity of the story in order to deny the truth of the resurrection.
— Jerome, Commentary on Matthew

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Dictionary and topics

Marriage — Was instituted in Paradise when man was in innocence (Gen. 2:18-24). Here we have its original charter, which was confirmed by our Lord, as the basis on which all regulations are to be framed (Matt.…
Widow — Under the Mosaic dispensation no legal provision was made for the maintenance of widows. They were left dependent partly on the affection of relations, more especially of the eldest son, whose…
Craftiness · .Jews, in seeking to entangle the Master — .Jews, in seeking to entangle the Master
First Born, The · Privileges of: In case of death the next brother to raise up seed to — Privileges of: In case of death the next brother to raise up seed to
Resurrection · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Sadducees · Reject the doctrine of the resurrection — Reject the doctrine of the resurrection
Sadducees, The · Christ: Vindicated the resurrection against — Christ: Vindicated the resurrection against

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).