Bible Verses About Sadducees

and the second took her, and died, neither left he seed, and the third in like manner,

and the seven took her, and left no seed, last of all died also the woman;

in the rising again, then, whenever they may rise, of which of them shall she be wife--for the seven had her as wife?'

And Jesus answering said to them, `Do ye not because of this go astray, not knowing the Writings, nor the power of God?

for when they may rise out of the dead, they neither marry nor are they given in marriage, but are as messengers who are in the heavens.

`And concerning the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the Book of Moses (at The Bush), how God spake to him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob;

he is not the God of dead men, but a God of living men; ye then go greatly astray.'

Then said he to the multitudes coming forth to be baptised by him, `Brood of vipers! who did prompt you to flee from the coming wrath?

make, therefore, fruits worthy of the reformation, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have a father--Abraham; for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise children to Abraham;

and already also the axe unto the root of the trees is laid, every tree, therefore, not making good fruit is cut down, and to fire it is cast.'

And certain of the Sadducees, who are denying that there is a rising again, having come near, questioned him,

saying, `Teacher, Moses wrote to us, If any one's brother may die, having a wife, and he may die childless--that his brother may take the wife, and may raise up seed to his brother.

`There were, then, seven brothers, and the first having taken a wife, died childless,

and the second took the wife, and he died childless,

and the third took her, and in like manner also the seven--they left not children, and they died;

and last of all died also the woman:

in the rising again, then, of which of them doth she become wife? --for the seven had her as wife.'

And Jesus answering said to them, `The sons of this age do marry and are given in marriage,

but those accounted worthy to obtain that age, and the rising again that is out of the dead, neither marry, nor are they given in marriage;

for neither are they able to die any more--for they are like messengers--and they are sons of God, being sons of the rising again.

`And that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the Bush, since he doth call the Lord, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob;

and He is not a God of dead men, but of living, for all live to Him.'

And certain of the scribes answering said, `Teacher, thou didst say well;'

and no more durst they question him anything.

And as they are speaking unto the people, there came to them the priests, and the magistrate of the temple, and the Sadducees--