Luke 20:37

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

Complete Jewish Bible:

“But even Moshe showed that the dead are raised; for in the passage about the bush, he calls Adonai ‘the God of Avraham, the God of Yitz’chak and the God of Ya‘akov.’

Berean Standard Bible:

Even Moses demonstrates that the dead are raised, in the passage about the burning bush. For he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’

American Standard Version:

But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the place concerning the Bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Now^{G1161} that^{G3754} the dead^{G3498} are raised^{G1453}, even^{G2532} Moses^{G3475} shewed^{G3377} at^{G1909} the bush^{G942}, when^{G5613} he calleth^{G3004} the Lord^{G2962} the God^{G2316} of Abraham^{G11}, and^{G2532} the God^{G2316} of Isaac^{G2464}, and^{G2532} the God^{G2316} of Jacob^{G2384}.

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Commentary for Luke 20:37

Luke 20:37 is a verse where Jesus is engaging in a debate with the Sadducees, a Jewish sect that did not believe in the resurrection of the dead. In this particular exchange, Jesus is refuting their skepticism by referencing an episode from the life of Moses recorded in Exodus 3:1-6, where God reveals Himself to Moses in the burning bush. The significant point Jesus makes is that when God introduces Himself to Moses as "the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob," He does so in the present tense, indicating that these patriarchs are still alive in God's perspective, even though they had physically died according to human understanding.

The historical context of this verse is set during the last week of Jesus' life, as He teaches in the Temple of Jerusalem, often challenging the religious leaders of the day. The Sadducees, who were known for their strict adherence to the Torah (the first five books of the Hebrew Bible) and for their rejection of later Jewish theological developments such as the resurrection, are trying to trap Jesus with a question about marriage in the afterlife. Jesus, however, uses their question as an opportunity to teach about the reality of the resurrection and the nature of eternal life.

The themes present in Luke 20:37 include the reality of the resurrection, the authority of Scripture, and the nature of God as one who maintains a relationship with His people beyond physical death. By citing the present-tense references to the patriarchs, Jesus argues that life with God does not end at death and that the resurrection is a continuation of the relationship that God's people have with Him. This verse underscores Jesus' view on the afterlife and His challenge to contemporary religious beliefs, affirming that the God of the Bible is a God of the living, not just of the past or the present, but eternally.

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

1. Strong's Number: G1161
   There are 2556 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: δέ
   Transliteration: dé
   Pronunciation: deh
   Description: a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
   
2. Strong's Number: G3754
   There are 1189 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: ὅτι
   Transliteration: hóti
   Pronunciation: hot'-ee
   Description: neuter of ὅστις as conjunction; demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because:--as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
   
3. Strong's Number: G3498
   There are 123 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: νεκρός
   Transliteration: nekrós
   Pronunciation: nek-ros'
   Description: from an apparently primary (a corpse); dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun):--dead.
   
4. Strong's Number: G1453
   There are 135 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: ἐγείρω
   Transliteration: egeírō
   Pronunciation: eg-i'-ro
   Description: probably akin to the base of ἀγορά (through the idea of collecting one's faculties); to waken (transitively or intransitively), i.e. rouse (literally, from sleep, from sitting or lying, from disease, from death; or figuratively, from obscurity, inactivity, ruins, nonexistence):--awake, lift (up), raise (again, up), rear up, (a-)rise (again, up), stand, take up.
   
5. Strong's Number: G2532
   There are 5212 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: καί
   Transliteration: kaí
   Pronunciation: kahee
   Description: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
   
6. Strong's Number: G3475
   There are 79 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: Μωσεύς
   Transliteration: Mōseús
   Pronunciation: mo-oo-sace'
   Description: of Hebrew origin; (מֹשֶׁה); Moseus, Moses, or Mouses (i.e. Mosheh), the Hebrew lawgiver:--Moses.
   
7. Strong's Number: G3377
   There are 4 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: μηνύω
   Transliteration: mēnýō
   Pronunciation: may-noo'-o
   Description: probably from the same base as μασσάομαι and μνάομαι (i.e. , to strive); to disclose (through the idea of mental effort and thus calling to mind), i.e. report, declare, intimate:--shew, tell.
   
8. Strong's Number: G1909
   There are 790 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: ἐπί
   Transliteration: epí
   Pronunciation: ep-ee'
   Description: a primary preposition; properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.:--about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
   
9. Strong's Number: G942
   There are 5 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: βάτος
   Transliteration: bátos
   Pronunciation: bat'-os
   Description: of uncertain derivation; a brier shrub:--bramble, bush.
   
10. Strong's Number: G5613
    There are 433 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: ὡς
    Transliteration: hōs
    Pronunciation: hoce
    Description: probably adverb of comparative from ὅς; which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows):--about, after (that), (according) as (it had been, it were), as soon (as), even as (like), for, how (greatly), like (as, unto), since, so (that), that, to wit, unto, when(-soever), while, X with all speed.
    
11. Strong's Number: G3004
    There are 1244 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: λέγω
    Transliteration: légō
    Pronunciation: leg'-o
    Description: a primary verb; properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas ἔπω and φημί generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while ῥέω is properly to break silence merely, and λαλέω means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean:--ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.
    
12. Strong's Number: G2962
    There are 687 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: κύριος
    Transliteration: kýrios
    Pronunciation: koo'-ree-os
    Description: from (supremacy); supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title):-- God, Lord, master, Sir.
    
13. Strong's Number: G2316
    There are 1172 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: θεός
    Transliteration: theós
    Pronunciation: theh'-os
    Description: of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with ὁ) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very:--X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
    
14. Strong's Number: G11
    There are 3442 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: Ἀβραάμ
    Transliteration: Abraám
    Pronunciation: ab-rah-am'
    Description: of Hebrew origin (אַבְרָהָם); Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch:--Abraham. (In Acts 7:16 the text should probably read Jacob.)
    
15. Strong's Number: G2464
    There are 18 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: Ἰσαάκ
    Transliteration: Isaák
    Pronunciation: ee-sah-ak'
    Description: of Hebrew origin (יִצְחָק); Isaac (i.e. Jitschak), the son of Abraham:--Isaac.
    
16. Strong's Number: G2384
    There are 25 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: Ἰακώβ
    Transliteration: Iakṓb
    Pronunciation: ee-ak-obe'
    Description: of Hebrew origin (יַעֲקֹב); Jacob (i.e. Ja`akob), the progenitor of the Israelites:--also an Israelite:--Jacob.