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26 And they were not able to take-hold-of a word of His in the presence of the people. And having marveled at His answer, they became silent.

Sadducees Question Jesus About The Resurrection of a Wife With Seven Husbands

27 And having come to Him, some of the Sadducees— the ones denying that there is a resurrection— questioned Him, 28 saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote to us [in Deut 25:5] that if a brother of someone dies having a wife, and this[a] one is childless, that his brother should take the wife and raise-up-from her a seed[b] for his brother.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 20:28 That is, the dead brother.
  2. Luke 20:28 Or, posterity.

26 They were unable to trap him in what he had said there in public. And astonished by his answer, they became silent.

The Resurrection and Marriage(A)

27 Some of the Sadducees,(B) who say there is no resurrection,(C) came to Jesus with a question. 28 “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.(D)

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