Luke 20:27

Luke 20:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,
• New International Version (NIV)Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus with a question.
• English Standard Version (ESV)There came to him some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is a resurrection, came to Him and asked Him,

Context of Luke 20:27

25And he said unto them, Then render unto Cæsar the things that are Cæsar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s. 26And they were not able to take hold of the saying before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace. And there came to him certain of the Sadducees, they that say that there is no resurrection; 28and they asked him, saying, Teacher, Moses wrote unto us, that if a man’s brother die, having a wife, and he be childless, his brother should take the wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. 29There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died childless;

Luke 20:27 word by word

Προσελθόντες δέ τινες τῶν Σαδδουκαίων, οἱ ἀντιλέγοντες ἀνάστασιν μὴ εἶναι, ἐπηρώτησαν αὐτὸνRead the interlinear

• cameπροσέρχομαιproserchomai · to come near/agreeG4334
• certainτιςtis · oneG5100
• SadduceesΣαδδουκαῖοςSaddoukaios · SadduceeG4523
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• resurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasis · resurrectionG386

Cross-references for Luke 20:27

• Matthew 16:1And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and trying him asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
• Matthew 22:23On that day there came to him Sadducees, they that say that there is no resurrection: and they asked him,
• Mark 12:18And there come unto him Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,
• Acts 4:1And as they spake unto the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them,
• Acts 5:17But the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy,
• Acts 23:6But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Brethren, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees: touching the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.
• 1 Corinthians 15:12Now if Christ is preached that he hath been raised from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?
• 2 Timothy 2:17and their word will eat as doth a gangrene: of whom is Hymenæus and Philetus;

Commentaries on Luke 20:27

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20-38Verses 20-38 See this explained in the Mark 12:13-27 notes.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-38Verses 27-38 It is common for those who design to undermine any truth of God, to load it with difficulties. But we wrong ourselves, and wrong the truth of Christ, when we form our notions of the world of spirits by this world of sense. There are more worlds than one; a present visible world, and a future unseen world; and let every one compare this world and that world, and give the preference in his thoughts and cares to that which deserves them…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection: See "The Sadducees" Profile.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 27-3427-34. no resurrection--"nor angel nor spirit" (Ac 23:8); the materialists of the day.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 20:27

• Jesus, the Christ
• Resurrection
• Sadducees

In the dictionaries

• Deny
• Jesus Christ
• Luke, the Gospel of
• Resurrection
• Sadducees
• Sadducee

Commentaries on Luke 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings