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Luke 20:38
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KJ21
For He is not a God of the dead, but of the living, for all live unto Him.”
ASV
Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.
AMP
Now He is not the God of the dead, but of the living [so these forefathers will be among the resurrected]; for all live [in a definite relationship] to Him.”
AMPC
Now He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to Him all men are alive [whether in the body or out of it] and they are alive [not dead] unto Him [in definite relationship to Him].
BRG
For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.
CSB
He is not the God of the dead but of the living, because all are living to him.”
CSBA
He is not the God of the dead but of the living, because all are living to him.’
CEB
He isn’t the God of the dead but of the living. To him they are all alive.”
CJB
Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living — to him all are alive.”
CEV
So the Lord isn't the God of the dead, but of the living. This means that everyone is alive as far as God is concerned.
DARBY
but he is not God of [the] dead but of [the] living; for all live for him.
DLNT
Now He is not God of dead ones, but of living ones. For to Him all are alive”.
DRA
For he is not the God of the dead, but of the living: for all live to him.
ERV
So they were not still dead, because he is the God only of living people. Yes, to God they are all still living.”
EASY
But God is not the God of people who are dead. He is the God of people who are alive. For God, all people continue to be alive.’
EHV
He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for all are alive to him.”
ESV
Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to him.”
ESVUK
Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to him.”
EXB
God is the God of the living, not the dead, because all people are alive to him.”
GNV
For he is not the God of the dead, but of them which live: for all live unto him.
GW
He’s not the God of the dead but of the living. In God’s sight all people are living.”
GNT
He is the God of the living, not of the dead, for to him all are alive.”
HCSB
He is not God of the dead but of the living, because all are living to Him.”
ICB
God is the God of living people, not dead people. All people are alive to God.”
ISV
He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, because he considers all people to be alive to him.”
PHILLIPS
“People in this world,” Jesus replied, “marry and are given in marriage. But those who are considered worthy of reaching that world, which means rising from the dead, neither marry nor are they given in marriage. They cannot die any more but live like the angels; for being children of the resurrection, they are the sons of God. But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed to be true in the story of the bush, when he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’. For God is not God of the dead, but of the living. For all men are alive to him.”
JUB
For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living; for all live unto him.
KJV
For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.
AKJV
For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.
LSB
Now He is not the God of the dead but of the living; for all live to Him.”
LEB
Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to him!”
TLB
“But as to your real question—whether or not there is a resurrection—why, even the writings of Moses himself prove this. For when he describes how God appeared to him in the burning bush, he speaks of God as ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ To say that the Lord is some person’s God means that person is alive, not dead! So from God’s point of view, all men are living.”
MSG
Jesus said, “Marriage is a major preoccupation here, but not there. Those who are included in the resurrection of the dead will no longer be concerned with marriage nor, of course, with death. They will have better things to think about, if you can believe it. All ecstasies and intimacies then will be with God. Even Moses exclaimed about resurrection at the burning bush, saying, ‘God: God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Jacob!’ God isn’t the God of dead men, but of the living. To him all are alive.”
MEV
For He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. For to Him all live.”
MOUNCE
He is not God · of the dead, but of the living! For to him they are all alive.”
NOG
He’s not the God of the dead but of the living. In God’s sight all people are living.”
NABRE
and he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive.”
NASB
Now He is not the God of the dead, but of the living; for all live to Him.”
NASB1995
Now He is not the God of the dead but of the living; for all live to Him.”
NCB
He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for in his sight all are alive.”
NCV
God is the God of the living, not the dead, because all people are alive to him.”
NET
Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live before him.”
NIRV
He is not the God of the dead. He is the God of the living. In his eyes, everyone is alive.”
NIV
He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive.”
NIVUK
He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive.’
NKJV
For He is not the God of the dead but of the living, for all live to Him.”
NLV
For He is not the God of the dead. He is the God of the living. All live for Him.”
NLT
So he is the God of the living, not the dead, for they are all alive to him.”
NMB
For he is not the God of the dead, but of the living. For all live in him.
NRSVA
Now he is God not of the dead, but of the living; for to him all of them are alive.’
NRSVACE
Now he is God not of the dead, but of the living; for to him all of them are alive.’
NRSVCE
Now he is God not of the dead, but of the living; for to him all of them are alive.”
NRSVUE
Now he is God not of the dead but of the living, for to him all of them are alive.”
NTFE
God is God, not of the dead, but of the living. They are all alive to him.”
OJB
But Hashem is not the G-d of Mesim but is Elohei HaChayyim, for to Hashem all are alive.
RGT
“For He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. For all live for Him.”
RSV
Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living; for all live to him.”
RSVCE
Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living; for all live to him.”
TLV
Now He is God not of the dead but of the living, for to Him they all are living.”
VOICE
By Moses’ time, they were all dead, but God isn’t God of the dead, but of the living. So all live to God.
WEB
Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for all are alive to him.”
WE
He is not the God of dead people, but of living people. All people are alive to him.'
WYC
And God is not of dead men [Forsooth God is not of dead men], but of living men; for all men live to him.
YLT
and He is not a God of dead men, but of living, for all live to Him.'
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