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Luke 20:36
New English Translation
Luke 20:36
New English Translation
36 In fact, they can no longer die, because they are equal to angels[a] and are sons of God, since they are[b] sons[c] of the resurrection.
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- Luke 20:36 sn Angels do not die, nor do they eat according to Jewish tradition (1 En. 15:6; 51:4; Wis 5:5; 2 Bar. 51:10; 1QH 3.21-23).
- Luke 20:36 tn Grk “sons of God, being.” The participle ὄντες (ontes) has been translated as a causal adverbial participle here.
- Luke 20:36 tn Or “people.” The noun υἱός (huios) followed by the genitive of class or kind (“sons of…”) denotes a person of a class or kind, specified by the following genitive construction. This Semitic idiom is frequent in the NT (L&N 9.4).
Luke 20:36
New International Version
Luke 20:36
New International Version
36 and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God’s children,(A) since they are children of the resurrection.
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