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32 God said, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob [Ex. 3:6; C God is still the God of the patriarchs, so they must have a continued existence after death].’ God is the God of the living, not the dead.”

33 When the people heard this, they were ·amazed [astounded] at Jesus’ teaching.

The Most Important Command(A)

34 When the Pharisees learned that ·the Sadducees could not argue with Jesus’ answers to them [L Jesus had silenced the Sadducees], the Pharisees met together.

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32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’[a]?(A) He is not the God of the dead but of the living.”

33 When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at his teaching.(B)

The Greatest Commandment(C)

34 Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees,(D) the Pharisees got together.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 22:32 Exodus 3:6