Mark 12:18-27

New American Standard Bible

^18 (A)Some Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection) *came to ^[a]Jesus, and began questioning Him, saying, ¹⁹ “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that ^(B)if a man’s brother dies and leaves behind a wife and does not leave a child, his brother is to ^[b]marry the wife and raise up ^[c]children for his brother. ²⁰ There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and died leaving no children. ²¹ The second one ^[d]married her, and died leaving behind no children; and the third likewise; ²² and so the seven together left no children. Last of all the woman also died. ²³ In the resurrection, which one’s wife will she be? For each of the seven had her as his wife.” ²⁴ Jesus said to them, “Is this not the reason you are mistaken, that you do not ^[e]understand the Scriptures nor the power of God? ²⁵ For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. ²⁶ But ^[f]regarding the fact that the dead rise, have you not read in the book of Moses, ^(C)in the passage about the burning bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘^(D)I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? ^27 (E)He is not the God ^[g]of the dead, but of the living; you are greatly mistaken.”