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and they asked him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/20.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is a resurrection, came to <i>Him</i> and asked Him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now some of the Sadducees (who maintain that there is no resurrection) came to Him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/20.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now there came to Him some of the Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now there came to Him some of the Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now some of the Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection) came to Him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now some of the Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection) came to Him<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came up and questioned him:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came up and questioned Him: &#8220<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/20.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And there came to him certain of the Sadducees, they that say that there is no resurrection;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The Sadducees did not believe that people would rise to life after death. So some of them came to Jesus <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/20.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And there came to him certain of the Sadducees, they which say that there is no resurrection; and they asked him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Some Sadducees, who say that people will never come back to life, came to Jesus. They asked him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/20.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then some Sadducees, who say that people will not rise from death, came to Jesus and said, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/20.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Now some Sadducees, who claim there is no resurrection, came to Jesus<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to question Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/20.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Now some Sadducees (who contend that there is no resurrection) came to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Some of the Sadducees came to him, those who deny that there is a resurrection.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then came to him certain of the Sadducees (who deny that there is any resurrection) and they asked him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/20.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Next some of the Sadducees came forward (who deny that there is a Resurrection)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/20.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Some of the Sadducees came to him, those who deny that there is a resurrection. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And certain of the Sadducees, who are denying that there is a resurrection, having come near, questioned Him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/20.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And some of the Sadducees, the ones denying there is a resurrection, having approached, questioned Him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And certain of the Sadducees, who are denying that there is a rising again, having come near, questioned him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And certain of the Sadducees having approached, speaking against there being a rising up, asked him,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And there came to him some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is any resurrection, and they asked him, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is a resurrection, approached him. And they questioned him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/20.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection, came forward and put this question to him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Some Sadducees, those who say there is no resurrection, came to him<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then came to him some of the men of the Sadducees, those who say there is no resurrection; and they asked him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/20.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />But some of the Sadducees came, those who say that there is no resurrection, and they asked him,<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/20.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Then there came to him some of the Sadducees, (these deny that there is any resurrection,) and asked him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/20.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And certain ones of the Sadducees, who deny that there is a resurrection, coming forward asked Him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/20.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Then certain of the Sadducees, who contend that there is no resurrection, asked him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/20.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />Afterwards some of the Pharisees, who deny there is any resurrection, accosted him with this question,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/20.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Next some of the Sadducees came forward (who deny that there is a Resurrection)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/20.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And some of the Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection, coming near, asked Him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/20.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And some of the Sadducees (who deny a resurrection) came to <i>Him</i> and asked Him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/20-27.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/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=8032" 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/luke/20.htm">The Sadducees and the Resurrection</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26</span>And they were unable to trap Him in His words before the people; and amazed at His answer, they fell silent. <span class="reftext">27</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">Then</a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tines (IPro-NMP) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">some</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/4523.htm" title="4523: Saddoukaiōn (N-GMP) -- Probably from Sadok; a Sadducaean, or follower of a certain heretical Israelite.">Sadducees,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">who</a> <a href="/greek/483.htm" title="483: antilegontes (V-PPA-NMP) -- To speak or say in opposition, contradict (oppose, resist). From anti and lego; to dispute, refuse.">say there is no</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/1510.htm" title="1510: einai (V-PNA) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist."></a> <a href="/greek/386.htm" title="386: anastasin (N-AFS) -- A rising again, resurrection. From anistemi; a standing up again, i.e. a resurrection from death (its author), or a recovery.">resurrection,</a> <a href="/greek/4334.htm" title="4334: Proselthontes (V-APA-NMP) -- From pros and erchomai; to approach, i.e. come near, visit, or worship, assent to.">came</a> <a href="/greek/1905.htm" title="1905: epērōtēsan (V-AIA-3P) -- To interrogate, question, demand of. From epi and erotao; to ask for, i.e. Inquire, seek.">to question</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Him.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">28</span>“Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.…<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="/matthew/22-23.htm">Matthew 22:23-33</a></span><br />That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him. / “Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him. / Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-18.htm">Mark 12:18-27</a></span><br />Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him: / “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him. / Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died, leaving no children. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/23-6.htm">Acts 23:6-8</a></span><br />Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. It is because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.” / As soon as he had said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided. / For the Sadducees say that there is neither a resurrection nor angels nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-12.htm">1 Corinthians 15:12-19</a></span><br />But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? / If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. / And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is worthless, and so is your faith. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-35.htm">1 Corinthians 15:35-44</a></span><br />But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?” / You fool! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. / And what you sow is not the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or something else. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/2-18.htm">2 Timothy 2:18</a></span><br />who have deviated from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already occurred, and they undermine the faith of some.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/3-6.htm">Exodus 3:6</a></span><br />Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/3-15.htm">Exodus 3:15-16</a></span><br />God also told Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ This is My name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered in every generation. / Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—has appeared to me and said: I have surely attended to you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/25-5.htm">Deuteronomy 25:5-6</a></span><br />When brothers dwell together and one of them dies without a son, the widow must not marry outside the family. Her husband’s brother is to take her as his wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law for her. / The first son she bears will carry on the name of the dead brother, so that his name will not be blotted out from Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/19-25.htm">Job 19:25-27</a></span><br />But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth. / Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God. / I will see Him for myself; my eyes will behold Him, and not as a stranger. How my heart yearns within me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/16-10.htm">Psalm 16:10</a></span><br />For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/49-15.htm">Psalm 49:15</a></span><br />But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/73-24.htm">Psalm 73:24</a></span><br />You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-19.htm">Isaiah 26:19</a></span><br />Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/12-2.htm">Daniel 12:2</a></span><br />And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,</p><p class="hdg">the Sadducees.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/16-1.htm">Matthew 16:1,6,12</a></b></br> The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/22-23.htm">Matthew 22:23</a></b></br> The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/12-18.htm">Mark 12:18</a></b></br> Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/17-37.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/luke/9-23.htm">Deny</a> <a href="/luke/8-45.htm">Denying</a> <a href="/luke/19-4.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/luke/20-20.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/luke/20-21.htm">Question</a> <a href="/luke/20-21.htm">Questioned</a> <a href="/luke/14-14.htm">Resurrection</a> <a href="/luke/14-14.htm">Rising</a> <a href="/mark/12-18.htm">Sadducees</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/20-33.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/luke/22-34.htm">Deny</a> <a href="/2_timothy/3-5.htm">Denying</a> <a href="/luke/22-69.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/luke/20-34.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/luke/20-28.htm">Question</a> <a href="/luke/21-7.htm">Questioned</a> <a href="/luke/20-33.htm">Resurrection</a> <a href="/luke/20-33.htm">Rising</a> <a href="/acts/4-1.htm">Sadducees</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 20</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/20-1.htm">Jesus confirms his authority by a question of John's baptism.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/20-9.htm">The parable of the vineyard.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/20-19.htm">Of giving tribute to Caesar.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/20-27.htm">He instructs the Sadducees, who denied the resurrection.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/20-41.htm">How Jesus is the Son of David.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">45. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/20-45.htm">He warns his disciples to beware of the scribes.</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/luke/20.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/20.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then some of the Sadducees</b><br>The Sadducees were a Jewish sect during the Second Temple period, known for their aristocratic status and influence in the Sanhedrin, the Jewish ruling council. They were often in opposition to the Pharisees, another prominent Jewish group. The Sadducees were associated with the priestly class and held significant power in the temple hierarchy. Their beliefs were more conservative, adhering strictly to the written Torah and rejecting oral traditions upheld by the Pharisees.<p><b>who say there is no resurrection</b><br>The Sadducees denied the resurrection of the dead, a belief that set them apart from the Pharisees, who affirmed it. This denial was rooted in their strict interpretation of the Torah, as they did not find explicit references to the resurrection in the first five books of the Bible. This belief also extended to a denial of angels and spirits, as noted in <a href="/acts/23-8.htm">Acts 23:8</a>. Their theological stance was significant because it influenced their worldview and understanding of life after death, which was a central point of contention with Jesus and the early Christian message.<p><b>came to question Him</b><br>The Sadducees approached Jesus with the intent to challenge His teachings and authority. This encounter is part of a series of confrontations between Jesus and various Jewish leaders during His ministry, particularly in the days leading up to His crucifixion. Their questioning was not a genuine search for truth but rather an attempt to trap Jesus in a theological debate. This reflects the broader context of opposition Jesus faced from religious leaders who felt threatened by His growing influence and His teachings, which often contradicted their own.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/sadducees.htm">Sadducees</a></b><br>A Jewish sect during the time of Jesus known for their denial of the resurrection, angels, and spirits. They were typically from the priestly and aristocratic classes and held significant power in the Sanhedrin.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure of the New Testament, the Son of God, who is being questioned by the Sadducees in this passage.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where this event takes place, a significant location for Jewish religious life and the setting for many of Jesus' teachings and confrontations with religious leaders.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/resurrection.htm">Resurrection</a></b><br>A key theological concept in Christianity, referring to the belief in life after death and the eventual resurrection of the dead, which the Sadducees denied.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/q/questioning.htm">Questioning</a></b><br>The act of the Sadducees approaching Jesus with a question, often with the intent to challenge or trap Him in His teachings.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_the_sadducees'_beliefs.htm">Understanding the Sadducees' Beliefs</a></b><br>Recognize the historical and theological context of the Sadducees, who denied the resurrection, and how this shaped their interactions with Jesus.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_the_resurrection.htm">The Importance of the Resurrection</a></b><br>Emphasize the centrality of the resurrection in Christian doctrine, as it affirms the hope of eternal life and the power of God over death.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/engaging_with_skeptics.htm">Engaging with Skeptics</a></b><br>Learn from Jesus' approach to engaging with those who question or challenge core beliefs, using wisdom and scriptural truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_scripture_in_doctrine.htm">The Role of Scripture in Doctrine</a></b><br>Highlight the importance of grounding beliefs in Scripture, as Jesus often did when addressing theological disputes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_the_unseen.htm">Faith in the Unseen</a></b><br>Encourage believers to trust in the promises of God, even when they cannot be fully understood or seen, such as the resurrection.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 20</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_resurrection_plausible_without_evidence.htm">Luke 20:27–40: In what way is the concept of resurrection here scientifically or historically plausible if we have no evidence for life after death? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_embodies_the_essence_of_power.htm">Are they like God's angels in heaven?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_accuses_the_brethren_nonstop.htm">Is God only for the living, not the dead?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_the_identity_of_the_sadducees.htm">What was the identity of the Sadducees?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(27-39) <span class= "bld">Then came</span> <span class= "bld">to him certain of the Sadducees.</span>--See Notes on <a href="/context/matthew/22-23.htm" title="The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,">Matthew 22:23-33</a>; <a href="/context/mark/12-18.htm" title="Then come to him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,">Mark 12:18-27</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 27-40.</span> - <span class="accented">The scornful question of the Sadducees bearing on the doctrine of the resurrection, and the Lord's reply.</span> <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 27, 28.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Then came to him certain of the Saddducees, which deny that there is</span> <span class="cmt_word">any resurrection; and they asked him, saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man's brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother</span>. This is the only occasion related in the Gospels where our Lord comes in direct conflict with the Sadducees. They were a small but very wealthy and powerful sect. The high priests at this period and their families seem to have belonged generally to this party. They acknowledged as Divine the books of Moses, but refused to see in them any proof of the resurrection, or indeed of life after death. To the prophets and the other books they only attached subordinate importance. Supercilious worldliness, and a quiet indifference to all spiritual things, characterized them at this period. They come, comparatively speaking, little in contact with Jesus during his earthly ministry. While the Pharisee hated the Galilaean Master, the Sadducee professed to look on him rather with contempt. The question here seems to have been put with supercilious scorn. SS. Matthew and Mark preface the Lord's answer with a few words of grave rebuke, exposing the questioners' utter ignorance of the deep things involved in their query. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/20-27.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">Then</span><br /><span class="grk">δέ</span> <span class="translit">(de)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; but, and, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">some</span><br /><span class="grk">τινες</span> <span class="translit">(tines)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> </span><span class="str2">Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the</span><br /><span class="grk">τῶν</span> <span class="translit">(tōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Genitive Masculine 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">Sadducees,</span><br /><span class="grk">Σαδδουκαίων</span> <span class="translit">(Saddoukaiōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4523.htm">Strong's 4523: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably from Sadok; a Sadducaean, or follower of a certain heretical Israelite.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who</span><br /><span class="grk">οἱ</span> <span class="translit">(hoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine 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">say there is no</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀντιλέγοντες</span> <span class="translit">(antilegontes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_483.htm">Strong's 483: </a> </span><span class="str2">To speak or say in opposition, contradict (oppose, resist). From anti and lego; to dispute, refuse.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">resurrection,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀνάστασιν</span> <span class="translit">(anastasin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_386.htm">Strong's 386: </a> </span><span class="str2">A rising again, resurrection. From anistemi; a standing up again, i.e. a resurrection from death (its author), or a recovery.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came</span><br /><span class="grk">Προσελθόντες</span> <span class="translit">(Proselthontes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4334.htm">Strong's 4334: </a> </span><span class="str2">From pros and erchomai; to approach, i.e. come near, visit, or worship, assent to.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to question</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐπηρώτησαν</span> <span class="translit">(epērōtēsan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1905.htm">Strong's 1905: </a> </span><span class="str2">To interrogate, question, demand of. From epi and erotao; to ask for, i.e. Inquire, seek.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Him.</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτὸν</span> <span class="translit">(auton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. 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