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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/matthew/22.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/matthew/22.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Jesus replied, &#8220You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/matthew/22.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “Your mistake is that you don’t know the Scriptures, and you don’t know the power of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/matthew/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But Jesus answered them, “You are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/matthew/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/22.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And, Jesus answering said to them, "You err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/matthew/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/matthew/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, since you do not understand the Scriptures nor the power of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But Jesus answered and said to them, &#8220You are mistaken, not understanding the Scriptures nor the power of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/matthew/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, not understanding the Scriptures, or the power of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/matthew/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, not understanding the Scriptures nor the power of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/matthew/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But Jesus replied to them, “You are all wrong because you know neither the Scriptures [which teach the resurrection] nor the power of God [for He is able to raise the dead].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/matthew/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, “You are mistaken, because you don’t know the Scriptures or the power of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, &#8220You are deceived, because you don&#8217t know the Scriptures or the power of God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/matthew/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/matthew/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jesus answered: You are completely wrong! You don't know what the Scriptures teach. And you don't know anything about the power of God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/matthew/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/matthew/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jesus answered, "You're mistaken because you don't know the Scriptures or God's power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/matthew/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, "How wrong you are! It is because you don't know the Scriptures or God's power. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/matthew/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, "You are mistaken because you don't know the Scriptures or God's power, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/matthew/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered, ?You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/matthew/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, "You are deceived, because you don't know the scriptures or the power of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/matthew/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But Jesus answered them, "You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/matthew/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Jesus answered and said to them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/22.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />The reply of Jesus was, "You are in error, through ignorance of the Scriptures and of the power of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/matthew/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But Jesus answered them, “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/matthew/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jesus answering said to them, “You go astray, not knowing the Writings, nor the power of God;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/22.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And, Jesus answering said to them, "You err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/matthew/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jesus answering said to them, 'Ye go astray, not knowing the Writings, nor the power of God;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/matthew/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jesus, having answered, said to them, Ye are led astray, not having known the writings, nor the power of God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/matthew/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Jesus answering, said to them: You err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/matthew/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But Jesus responded to them by saying: “You have gone astray by knowing neither the Scriptures, nor the power of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to them in reply, “You are misled because you do not know the scriptures or the power of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, “You are wrong, because you know neither the scriptures nor the power of God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/matthew/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered, and said to them, You err, because you do not understand the scriptures nor the power of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/22.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Yeshua answered and he said to them, “You do err, because you do not understand the scriptures, neither the mighty works of God.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/matthew/22.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus answered and said to them: You err, because you know neither the scriptures nor the power of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/matthew/22.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />and Jesus responding said to them, <FR>You err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/matthew/22.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus then answering, said unto them, Ye are in an error, from not knowing the Scriptures, and the power of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/matthew/22.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, you are mistaken, for want of a true notion of the scriptures, and of the divine power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/22.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />The reply of Jesus was, "You are in error, through ignorance of the Scriptures and of the power of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/matthew/22.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />But Jesus, answering, said to them, <FR>"Ye deceive yourselves, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God;<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/matthew/22.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />But Jesus answered them, <FR>Ye are mistaken, not knowing the scriptures nor the power of God:<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/22-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=6581" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/matthew/22.htm">The Sadducees and the Resurrection</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">28</span>In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? For all of them were married to her.” <span class="reftext">29</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsous (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/611.htm" title="611: Apokritheis (V-APP-NMS) -- From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.">answered,</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say."></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autois (PPro-DM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/4105.htm" title="4105: Planasthe (V-PIM/P-2P) -- To lead astray, deceive, cause to wander. From plane; to roam.">“You are mistaken because</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/1492.htm" title="1492: eidotes (V-RPA-NMP) -- To know, remember, appreciate. ">you do not know</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tas (Art-AFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1124.htm" title="1124: graphas (N-AFP) -- (a) a writing, (b) a passage of scripture; plur: the scriptures. A document, i.e. Holy Writ.">Scriptures</a> <a href="/greek/3366.htm" title="3366: mēde (Conj) -- And not, not even, neither?nor. From me and de; but not, not even; in a continued negation, nor.">or</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1411.htm" title="1411: dynamin (N-AFS) -- From dunamai; force; specially, miraculous power.">power</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theou (N-GMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">of God.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">30</span>In the resurrection, people will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-6.htm">Hosea 4:6</a></span><br />My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/20-9.htm">John 20:9</a></span><br />For they still did not understand from the Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-24.htm">Mark 12:24</a></span><br />Jesus said to them, “Aren’t you mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/24-25.htm">Luke 24:25-27</a></span><br />Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! / Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?” / And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-34.htm">1 Corinthians 15:34</a></span><br />Sober up as you ought, and stop sinning; for some of you are ignorant of God. I say this to your shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-4.htm">Romans 15:4</a></span><br />For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-15.htm">2 Timothy 3:15-17</a></span><br />From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. / All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness, / so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-11.htm">Acts 17:11</a></span><br />Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-39.htm">John 5:39</a></span><br />You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-12.htm">Hebrews 4:12</a></span><br />For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-13.htm">Isaiah 29:13-14</a></span><br />Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men. / Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/19-2.htm">Proverbs 19:2</a></span><br />Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-130.htm">Psalm 119:130</a></span><br />The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-16.htm">2 Peter 3:16</a></span><br />He writes this way in all his letters, speaking in them about such matters. Some parts of his letters are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-16.htm">Colossians 3:16</a></span><br />Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Jesus answered and said to them, You do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.</p><p class="hdg">not.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/19-25.htm">Job 19:25-27</a></b></br> For I know <i>that</i> my redeemer liveth, and <i>that</i> he shall stand at the latter <i>day</i> upon the earth: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/16-9.htm">Psalm 16:9-11</a></b></br> Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/17-15.htm">Psalm 17:15</a></b></br> As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.</p><p class="hdg">nor.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/18-14.htm">Genesis 18:14</a></b></br> Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/32-17.htm">Jeremiah 32:17</a></b></br> Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, <i>and</i> there is nothing too hard for thee:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/1-37.htm">Luke 1:37</a></b></br> For with God nothing shall be impossible.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/18-13.htm">Astray</a> <a href="/micah/3-5.htm">Err</a> <a href="/matthew/18-15.htm">Error</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-20.htm">Ignorance</a> <a href="/matthew/22-23.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/mark/12-27.htm">Mistaken</a> <a href="/matthew/21-43.htm">Power</a> <a href="/matthew/21-42.htm">Scriptures</a> <a href="/matthew/15-16.htm">Understanding</a> <a href="/matthew/21-42.htm">Writings</a> <a href="/matthew/22-18.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/24-4.htm">Astray</a> <a href="/mark/12-24.htm">Err</a> <a href="/matthew/24-11.htm">Error</a> <a href="/mark/12-24.htm">Ignorance</a> <a href="/matthew/22-34.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/mark/12-24.htm">Mistaken</a> <a href="/matthew/24-30.htm">Power</a> <a href="/matthew/26-54.htm">Scriptures</a> <a href="/matthew/22-37.htm">Understanding</a> <a href="/matthew/22-31.htm">Writings</a> <a href="/matthew/27-4.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/22-1.htm">The parable of the marriage of the king's son.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/22-9.htm">The vocation of the Gentiles.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/22-12.htm">The punishment of him who lacked a wedding garment.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/22-15.htm">Tribute ought to be paid to Caesar.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/22-23.htm">Jesus confutes the Sadducees for the resurrection;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/22-34.htm">answers which is the first and great commandment;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/22-41.htm">and puzzles the Pharisees by a question about the Messiah.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Jesus answered</b><br>In this passage, Jesus is responding to the Sadducees, a Jewish sect that denied the resurrection. His response is authoritative, reflecting His role as a teacher and the Son of God. This moment is part of a larger dialogue where Jesus often addresses misunderstandings and challenges from religious leaders, emphasizing His divine wisdom and authority.<p><b>You are mistaken</b><br>Jesus points out their error, highlighting the importance of correct understanding in matters of faith. This phrase underscores the human tendency to misinterpret spiritual truths, a theme seen throughout the Gospels. It serves as a warning against relying solely on human reasoning without divine revelation.<p><b>because you do not know the Scriptures</b><br>The Sadducees prided themselves on their knowledge of the Torah, yet Jesus reveals their ignorance of its deeper truths. This critique emphasizes the necessity of knowing the Scriptures fully, not just intellectually but spiritually. It also points to the importance of the entire biblical canon, as the Sadducees only accepted the first five books of the Old Testament.<p><b>or the power of God</b><br>This phrase highlights the Sadducees' failure to understand God's omnipotence, particularly regarding the resurrection. The power of God is a recurring theme in the Bible, seen in creation, miracles, and ultimately in the resurrection of Jesus. This statement challenges believers to trust in God's ability to transcend human limitations and perform the miraculous.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jesus is responding to the Sadducees, a Jewish sect known for their denial of the resurrection.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sadducees.htm">Sadducees</a></b><br>A Jewish sect during the time of Jesus, known for their aristocratic status and denial of the resurrection, which is the context of their questioning in this passage.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple_in_jerusalem.htm">The Temple in Jerusalem</a></b><br>While not directly mentioned in this verse, the events of <a href="/bsb/matthew/22.htm">Matthew 22</a> occur in the context of Jesus teaching in the Temple courts.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>Referenced indirectly through the Sadducees' question about the resurrection, as they base their argument on the Law of Moses.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_resurrection.htm">The Resurrection</a></b><br>The event in question, which the Sadducees deny and Jesus affirms, highlighting their misunderstanding of Scripture and God's power.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_scripture.htm">Understanding Scripture</a></b><br>Jesus highlights the importance of knowing the Scriptures. Believers are encouraged to study the Bible diligently to avoid misunderstandings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god.htm">The Power of God</a></b><br>Recognizing God's power is crucial. The Sadducees' error was not just a lack of scriptural knowledge but also a failure to comprehend God's omnipotence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_the_resurrection.htm">The Reality of the Resurrection</a></b><br>Jesus affirms the resurrection, encouraging believers to live with the hope and assurance of eternal life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/correcting_misunderstandings.htm">Correcting Misunderstandings</a></b><br>Jesus' response serves as a model for addressing theological errors with truth and clarity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_faith.htm">Living Faith</a></b><br>Our understanding of Scripture should lead to a living faith that impacts our daily lives and interactions with others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_marriage_in_the_afterlife.htm">Will there be marriage in the afterlife?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_jesus_portrayed_in_films.htm">Will there be marriage in the afterlife?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_marriage_in_heaven_possible.htm">Is marriage possible in heaven according to religious beliefs?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_they_like_god's_angels_in_heaven.htm">Are they like God's angels in heaven?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(29) <span class= "bld">Ye do err.</span>--This is, it may be noted, the one occasion in the Gospel history in which our Lord comes into direct collision with the Sadducees. On the whole, while distinctly condemning and refuting their characteristic error, the tone in which He speaks is less stern than that in which He addresses the Pharisees. They were less characterised by hypocrisy, and that, as the <span class= "ital">pessima corruptio optimi,</span> was that which called down His sternest reproof. The causes of their error were, He told them, two-fold: (1) an imperfect knowledge even of the Scriptures which they recognised; (2) imperfect conceptions of the divine attributes, and therefore an <span class= "ital">a priori</span> limitation of the divine power. They could not conceive of any human fellowship in the life of the resurrection except such as reproduced the relations and conditions of this earthly life.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 29.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Ye do err.</span> Jesus does not condescend to answer directly to the contemptuous question proposed. He goes to the root of the matter, and shows the great error in which it originated. These disputants are treated with patience and calm argument, because they are not hypocrites like the Pharisees, but have the courage of their opinions, and do not seek to appear other than they are. They erred, said Christ, for two reasons: first, <span class="cmt_word">not knowing the Scriptures.</span> Whatever might be the lax opinions which they held respecting the prophets, there was no dispute about the supreme authority of the Pentateuch, and these Scriptures (as Christ proceeded to prove) plainly implied the doctrine of the resurrection. Secondly, they ignored <span class="cmt_word">the power of God,</span> to whom nothing is impossible, and who, in the resurrection, would perform a work very different from what they supposed - changing the natural into the spiritual, and transforming the characteristics of the life that now is into a different and higher sphere, yet preserving identity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/matthew/22-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Jesus</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἰησοῦς</span> <span class="translit">(Iēsous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">replied,</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἀποκριθεὶς</span> <span class="translit">(Apokritheis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_611.htm">Strong's 611: </a> </span><span class="str2">From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“You are mistaken [because]</span><br /><span class="grk">Πλανᾶσθε</span> <span class="translit">(Planasthe)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4105.htm">Strong's 4105: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lead astray, deceive, cause to wander. From plane; to roam.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you do not know</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰδότες</span> <span class="translit">(eidotes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1492.htm">Strong's 1492: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know, remember, appreciate. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὰς</span> <span class="translit">(tas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Scriptures</span><br /><span class="grk">γραφὰς</span> <span class="translit">(graphas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1124.htm">Strong's 1124: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) a writing, (b) a passage of scripture; plur: the scriptures. A document, i.e. Holy Writ.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or</span><br /><span class="grk">μηδὲ</span> <span class="translit">(mēde)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3366.htm">Strong's 3366: </a> </span><span class="str2">And not, not even, neither?nor. From me and de; but not, not even; in a continued negation, nor.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὴν</span> <span class="translit">(tēn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">power</span><br /><span class="grk">δύναμιν</span> <span class="translit">(dynamin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1411.htm">Strong's 1411: </a> </span><span class="str2">From dunamai; force; specially, miraculous power.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of God.</span><br /><span class="grk">Θεοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(Theou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/22-29.htm">Matthew 22:29 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/matthew/22-29.htm">Matthew 22:29 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/matthew/22-29.htm">Matthew 22:29 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/matthew/22-29.htm">Matthew 22:29 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/matthew/22-29.htm">Matthew 22:29 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/22-29.htm">Matthew 22:29 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/22-29.htm">Matthew 22:29 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/22-29.htm">Matthew 22:29 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/22-29.htm">Matthew 22:29 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/matthew/22-29.htm">Matthew 22:29 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/matthew/22-29.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 22:29 But Jesus answered them You are mistaken (Matt. 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