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They posed this question: <a href="/esv/matthew/22.htm">English Standard Version</a> The same day Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection, and they asked him a question, <a href="/bsb/matthew/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him. <a href="/blb/matthew/22.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> On that day Sadducees, those saying there is no resurrection, came to Him, and they questioned Him, <a href="/kjv/matthew/22.htm">King James Bible</a> The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him, <a href="/nkjv/matthew/22.htm">New King James Version</a> The same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Him and asked Him, <a href="/nasb_/matthew/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> On that day some Sadducees (who say there is no resurrection) came to Jesus and questioned Him, <a href="/nasb/matthew/22.htm">NASB 1995</a> On that day some Sadducees (who say there is no resurrection) came to Jesus and questioned Him, <a href="/nasb77/matthew/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a> On that day some Sadducees (who say there is no resurrection) came to Him and questioned Him, <a href="/lsb/matthew/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> On that day some Sadducees (who say there is no resurrection) came to Jesus and asked Him a question, <a href="/amp/matthew/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a> On that day some Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection [of the dead], came to Him and asked Him a question, <a href="/csb/matthew/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> That same day some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came up to him and questioned him: <a href="/hcsb/matthew/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The same day some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came up to Him and questioned Him:&#8221 <a href="/asv/matthew/22.htm">American Standard Version</a> On that day there came to him Sadducees, they that say that there is no resurrection: and they asked him, <a href="/cev/matthew/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The Sadducees did not believe people would rise to life after death. So that same day some of the Sadducees came to Jesus and said: <a href="/erv/matthew/22.htm">English Revised Version</a> On that day there came to him Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection: and they asked him, <a href="/gwt/matthew/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> On that day some Sadducees, who say that people will never come back to life, came to Jesus. They asked him, <a href="/gnt/matthew/22.htm">Good News Translation</a> That same day some Sadducees came to Jesus and claimed that people will not rise from death. <a href="/isv/matthew/22.htm">International Standard Version</a> That same day some Sadducees, who claim there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and asked him, <a href="/msb/matthew/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him. <a href="/net/matthew/22.htm">NET Bible</a> The same day Sadducees (who say there is no resurrection) came to him and asked him, <a href="/nheb/matthew/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> On that day Sadducees came to him, the ones saying that there is no resurrection. And they asked him, <a href="/wbt/matthew/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> The same day came to him the Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection, and asked him, <a href="/wey/matthew/22.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> On the same day a party of Sadducees came to Him, contending that there is no resurrection. And they put this case to Him. <a href="/web/matthew/22.htm">World English Bible</a> On that day Sadducees (those who say that there is no resurrection) came to him. They asked him, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> In that day there came near to Him Sadducees who are saying there is not a resurrection, and they questioned Him, saying, <a href="/blb/matthew/22.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> On that day Sadducees, those saying there is no resurrection, came to Him, and they questioned Him, <a href="/ylt/matthew/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> In that day there came near to him Sadducees, who are saying there is not a rising again, and they questioned him, saying, <a href="/slt/matthew/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> In that day the Sadducees came to him, they saying there is to be no rising up: and they asked him,<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> That day there came to him the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection; and asked him, <a href="/cpdv/matthew/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> In that day, the Sadducees, who say there is to be no resurrection, approached him. And they questioned him, <a href="/nabre/matthew/22.htm">New American Bible</a> On that day Sadducees approached him, saying that there is no resurrection. They put this question to him, <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The same day some Sadducees came to him, saying there is no resurrection; and they asked him a question, saying,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> That same day the Sadducees came and said to him, There is no resurrection of the dead; and they asked him, <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/22.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> That day the Sadducees approached, and they were saying to him, “There is no life for the dead”, and they asked him,<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/22.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> On that day there came to him the Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection; and they put a question to him, <a href="/godbey/matthew/22.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> On that day the Sadducees came to Him, saying, there is no resurrection: and asked Him, <a href="/haweis/matthew/22.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> On the same day the Sadducees came to him, who say, that there is no resurrection, and they put a question to him, <a href="/mace/matthew/22.htm">Mace New Testament</a> About that time the Sadducees, who say there is no future life, came and propos'd this question, <a href="/wey/matthew/22.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> On the same day a party of Sadducees came to Him, contending that there is no resurrection. And they put this case to Him. <a href="/worrell/matthew/22.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> On that day there came to Him Sadducees, those saying there is no resurrection, and questioned Him, <a href="/worsley/matthew/22.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> On the same day came the sadducees to Him, who say there is no resurrection, <a href="/parallel/matthew/22-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=6537" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/22.htm">The Sadducees and the Resurrection</a> 22And when they heard this, they were amazed. So they left Him and went away. 23<a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: En (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/1565.htm" title="1565: ekeinē (DPro-DFS) -- That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed.">That</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">same</a> <a href="/greek/2250.htm" title="2250: hēmera (N-DFS) -- A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. ">day</a> <a href="/greek/4523.htm" title="4523: Saddoukaioi (N-NMP) -- Probably from Sadok; a Sadducaean, or follower of a certain heretical Israelite.">the Sadducees,</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legontes (V-PPA-NMP) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">who say</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.">there is</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.">no</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: prosēlthon (V-AIA-3P) -- From pros and erchomai; to approach, i.e. come near, visit, or worship, assent to.">came</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">to Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</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.">questioned</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> 24“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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/mark/12-18.htm">Mark 12:18-27</a> 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. ... <a href="/luke/20-27.htm">Luke 20:27-40</a> Then some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to question Him. / “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. / Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a wife but died childless. ... <a href="/acts/23-6.htm">Acts 23:6-8</a> 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. <a href="/exodus/3-6.htm">Exodus 3:6</a> 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. <a href="/exodus/3-15.htm">Exodus 3:15-16</a> 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. <a href="/deuteronomy/25-5.htm">Deuteronomy 25:5-10</a> 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. / But if the man does not want to marry his brother’s widow, she is to go to the elders at the city gate and say, “My husband’s brother refuses to preserve his brother’s name in Israel. He is not willing to perform the duty of a brother-in-law for me.” ... <a href="/genesis/38-8.htm">Genesis 38:8</a> Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife. Perform your duty as her brother-in-law and raise up offspring for your brother.” <a href="/job/19-25.htm">Job 19:25-27</a> 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! <a href="/isaiah/26-19.htm">Isaiah 26:19</a> 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. <a href="/daniel/12-2.htm">Daniel 12:2</a> And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt. <a href="/hosea/6-2.htm">Hosea 6:2</a> After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence. <a href="/hosea/13-14.htm">Hosea 13:14</a> I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-12.htm">1 Corinthians 15:12-22</a> 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. ... <a href="/1_corinthians/15-35.htm">1 Corinthians 15:35-44</a> 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. ... <a href="/1_corinthians/15-50.htm">1 Corinthians 15:50-54</a> Now I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. / Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— / in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,same.<a href="/mark/12-18.htm">Mark 12:18</a> Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,<a href="/luke/20-27.htm">Luke 20:27</a> Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,the Sadducees.<a href="/matthew/3-7.htm">Matthew 3:7</a> But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?<a href="/matthew/16-6.htm">Matthew 16:6</a> Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.<a href="/acts/4-1.htm">Acts 4:1</a> And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,which.<a href="/1_corinthians/15-12.htm">1 Corinthians 15:12-14</a> Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? … <a href="/2_timothy/2-18.htm">2 Timothy 2:18</a> Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/19-10.htm">Case</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-19.htm">Contending</a> <a href="/matthew/20-19.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/matthew/18-28.htm">Demanded</a> <a href="/matthew/22-20.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/21-36.htm">Party</a> <a href="/matthew/21-24.htm">Question</a> <a href="/matthew/17-10.htm">Questioned</a> <a href="/revelation/20-6.htm">Resurrection</a> <a href="/matthew/8-11.htm">Rising</a> <a href="/matthew/16-12.htm">Sadducees</a> <a href="/matthew/16-12.htm">Sad'ducees</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/26-54.htm">Case</a> <a href="/acts/7-26.htm">Contending</a> <a href="/matthew/22-28.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/matthew/22-35.htm">Demanded</a> <a href="/matthew/22-29.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/23-6.htm">Party</a> <a href="/matthew/22-35.htm">Question</a> <a href="/matthew/27-11.htm">Questioned</a> <a href="/matthew/22-28.htm">Resurrection</a> <a href="/matthew/22-28.htm">Rising</a> <a href="/matthew/22-34.htm">Sadducees</a> <a href="/matthew/22-34.htm">Sad'ducees</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 22</div>1. <a href="/matthew/22-1.htm">The parable of the marriage of the king's son.</a> 9. <a href="/matthew/22-9.htm">The vocation of the Gentiles.</a> 12. <a href="/matthew/22-12.htm">The punishment of him who lacked a wedding garment.</a> 15. <a href="/matthew/22-15.htm">Tribute ought to be paid to Caesar.</a> 23. <a href="/matthew/22-23.htm">Jesus confutes the Sadducees for the resurrection;</a> 34. <a href="/matthew/22-34.htm">answers which is the first and great commandment;</a> 41. <a href="/matthew/22-41.htm">and puzzles the Pharisees by a question about the Messiah.</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>That same day This phrase indicates the events occur on the same day as previous interactions, suggesting a period of intense questioning and teaching by Jesus. It is part of a series of confrontations with religious leaders in Jerusalem during the final week of His earthly ministry, often referred to as Passion Week.the Sadducees The Sadducees were a Jewish sect known for their aristocratic status and control of the Temple in Jerusalem. They were distinct from the Pharisees, holding different theological views, particularly denying the resurrection, angels, and spirits. Their influence was significant in the Sanhedrin, the Jewish ruling council.who say there is no resurrection This belief was a defining characteristic of the Sadducees, setting them apart from the Pharisees, who affirmed the resurrection. The Sadducees' denial of the resurrection is rooted in their strict adherence to the Torah, where they claimed the concept was not explicitly mentioned. This theological stance is crucial in understanding their challenge to Jesus.came to Jesus The Sadducees approach Jesus with the intent to challenge His teachings and authority. This encounter is part of a broader narrative where various groups attempt to discredit Jesus. Their approach is not out of genuine inquiry but rather to trap Him in His words.and questioned Him The questioning by the Sadducees is a strategic move to undermine Jesus' credibility. They present a hypothetical scenario based on the Levirate marriage law from <a href="/deuteronomy/25-5.htm">Deuteronomy 25:5-10</a>, aiming to ridicule the concept of resurrection. This reflects their broader agenda to maintain their theological and political power by discrediting opposing views.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/sadducees.htm">Sadducees</a> A Jewish sect during the time of Jesus known for their denial of the resurrection and the existence of spirits. They held significant power in the Sanhedrin and were often in opposition to the Pharisees, who believed in the resurrection. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The central figure of the New Testament, believed by Christians to be the Son of God and the Messiah. In this passage, He is approached by the Sadducees with a question intended to challenge His teachings. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_questioning.htm">The Questioning</a> The Sadducees approach Jesus with a question about the resurrection, which they do not believe in, to test Him and possibly discredit His teachings.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_the_resurrection.htm">Understanding the Resurrection</a> The Sadducees' question reveals their misunderstanding of the resurrection. Christians are called to understand and affirm the hope of the resurrection as central to their faith. <a href="/topical/e/engaging_with_skeptics.htm">Engaging with Skeptics</a> Jesus' interaction with the Sadducees teaches us how to engage with those who challenge our beliefs. We should respond with wisdom and scriptural truth. <a href="/topical/t/the_authority_of_scripture.htm">The Authority of Scripture</a> Jesus uses Scripture to counter the Sadducees' argument, demonstrating the importance of knowing and using the Bible as the ultimate authority in theological discussions. <a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_this_life.htm">Hope Beyond This Life</a> The belief in the resurrection provides hope beyond this life. Christians are encouraged to live with an eternal perspective, knowing that this life is not the end.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 22</a> <a href="/q/how_does_jesus's_resurrection_claim_fit.htm">Matthew 22:23–33: How can Jesus’s claim about resurrection make sense given the Sadducees’ detailed scenario and no clear scientific explanation? </a> <a href="/q/is_marriage_in_heaven_possible.htm">Is marriage possible in heaven according to religious beliefs?</a> <a href="/q/what_occurred_in_the_400_years'_silence.htm">What happened during the 400 years of silence?</a> <a href="/q/key_elements_of_christ's_death_resurrection.htm">What are the key elements of Christ's death and resurrection?</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>(23-28) The Sadducees.--(See Note on <a href="/matthew/3-7.htm" title="But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said to them, O generation of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?">Matthew 3:7</a>.) These, we must remember, consisted largely of the upper class of the priesthood (<a href="/acts/5-17.htm" title="Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,">Acts 5:17</a>). The form of their attack implies that they looked on our Lord as teaching the doctrine of the resurrection. They rested their denial on the ground that they found no mention of it in the Law, which they recognised as the only rule of faith. The case which they put, as far as the principle involved was concerned, need not have gone beyond any case of re-marriage without issue, but the questioners pushed it to its extreme, as what seemed to them a reductio ad absurdum. Stress is laid on the childlessness of the woman in all the seven marriages in order to guard against the possible answer that she would be counted in the resurrection as the wife of him to whom she had borne issue.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 23-33. - Third attack: The Sadducees and the resurrection. (<a href="/mark/12-18.htm">Mark 12:18-27</a>; <a href="/luke/20-27.htm">Luke 20:27-40</a>.) Verse 23 - The same day; on that day. This is still the Tuesday in the Holy Week. The Sadducees. There is no definite article here in the original. Which say; οἱ λὲγοντες. Many good manuscripts and some modern editors (Laehmann, Tregelles, Tischendorf, Westcott and Hort) read λέγοντες, "saying." The received reading historically describes the Sadducees' opinions; the other makes them come boldly stating their sentiments. Where authorities are pretty evenly balanced, we must decide the wording of a passage by other than literary considerations; and there can be no doubt that the reading which denotes the characteristic of the sect is more appropriate than that which represents them offensively parading their views as a preparation for the coming question. We have had notice of the Saddueees before (<a href="/matthew/3-7.htm">Matthew 3:7</a>; <a href="/matthew/16-1.htm">Matthew 16:1</a>). The popular account of their religious belief is given in <a href="/acts/23-8.htm">Acts 23:8</a>, "The Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit." They were rationalists and sceptics, who denied many old-established truths, and scorned many prevalent observances. They acknowledged most of the Old Testament, though, curiously enough, they, like our modern neologians, stumbled at the supernatural upon which the Scriptures were built. Tradition and traditional interpretations found no favour with them. The future life of the soul they utterly repudiated, and the resurrection of the body, when it was brought before them, met with contemptuous ridicule. The claims and doctrine of Christ were, in their eyes, puerile and unworthy of philosophic consideration. At the same time, they recognized that the people were with him for the moment, and that it was expedient that his teaching, so utterly opposed to their own opinions, should be discredited and repressed. So they came forward asking an imaginary question, which, as they thought, would reduce to an absurdity the doctrine of the immortality of the soul and the resurrection of the flesh. Doubtless they were members of the Sanhedrin, and it was at the instigation of this body that they proposed the presumed case of conscience. <a href="/commentaries/matthew/22-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>That ἐκείνῃ (ekeinē) Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1565.htm">Strong's 1565: </a> That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed. [same] τῇ (tē) Article - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. day ἡμέρᾳ (hēmera) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2250.htm">Strong's 2250: </a> A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. [the] Sadducees, Σαδδουκαῖοι (Saddoukaioi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4523.htm">Strong's 4523: </a> Probably from Sadok; a Sadducaean, or follower of a certain heretical Israelite. who say λέγοντες (legontes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. there is εἶναι (einai) Verb - Present Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. no μὴ (mē) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3361.htm">Strong's 3361: </a> Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. resurrection, ἀνάστασιν (anastasin) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_386.htm">Strong's 386: </a> A rising again, resurrection. From anistemi; a standing up again, i.e. a resurrection from death (its author), or a recovery. came προσῆλθον (prosēlthon) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4334.htm">Strong's 4334: </a> From pros and erchomai; to approach, i.e. come near, visit, or worship, assent to. to [Jesus] αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. questioned ἐπηρώτησαν (epērōtēsan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1905.htm">Strong's 1905: </a> To interrogate, question, demand of. From epi and erotao; to ask for, i.e. Inquire, seek. Him. αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. 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