Luke 20:20-40

20SoG2532 they watched Him closelyG3906 and sentG649 spiesG1455 who pretendedG5271 to beG1510 sincereG1342. They were hopingG2443 to catchG1949 Him in HisG846 wordsG3056 in orderG5620 to hand Him overG3860G846 to theG3588 ruleG746 andG2532 authorityG1849 of theG3588 governorG2232. 21“TeacherG1320,” they inquiredG1905G846G3004, “we knowG1492 thatG3754 You speakG3004 andG2532 teachG1321 correctlyG3723. You show no partialityG3756G2983G4383 butG235 teachG1321 theG3588 wayG3598 of GodG2316 in accordance withG1909 the truthG225. 22Is it lawfulG1832 for usG1473 to payG1325 taxesG5411 to CaesarG2541 orG2228 notG3756?”

23ButG1161 Jesus saw throughG2657 theirG846 duplicityG3834 and saidG2036 toG4314 themG846, 24“ShowG1166 MeG1473 a denariusG1220.1 WhoseG5101 imageG1504 andG2532 inscriptionG1923 are on itG2192?”

“Caesar’sG2541,” they answeredG2036.

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SoG5106 Jesus toldG2036G4314 themG846, “GiveG591 to CaesarG2541 whatG3588 is Caesar’sG2541, andG2532 to GodG2316 whatG3588 is God’sG2316.”

26AndG2532 they were unableG3756G2480 to trap Him inG1949 HisG846 wordsG4487 beforeG1726 theG3588 peopleG2992. AndG2532 amazedG2296 atG1909 HisG846 answerG612, they fell silentG4601.

27ThenG1161 someG5100 of theG3588 SadduceesG4523, whoG3588 say there is noG483G3361G1510 resurrectionG386, cameG4334 to questionG1905 HimG846. 28“TeacherG1320,” they saidG3004, “MosesG3475 wroteG1125 for usG1473 that ifG1437 a man’sG5100 brotherG80 diesG599 and leavesG2192 a wifeG1135 butG2532 no childrenG3778G1510G815, the man is to marryG2983 his brother’s widow andG2532 raise upG1817 offspringG4690 forG3588 him.2 29NowG3767 there wereG1510 sevenG2033 brothersG80. TheG3588 firstG4413 one marriedG2983 a wifeG1135 but diedG599 childlessG815. 30ThenG2532 theG3588 secondG12083 31andG2532 theG3588 thirdG5154 marriedG2983 the widow, andG1161 in the same wayG5615G2532 all sevenG2033 diedG599, leavingG2641 noG3756 childrenG5043. 32AndG2532 last of allG5305, theG3588 womanG1135 diedG599. 33So thenG3767, inG1722 theG3588 resurrectionG386, whoseG5101G846 wifeG1135 will she beG1096? ForG1063 all sevenG2033 were marriedG2192G1135 to herG846.”

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JesusG2424 answeredG2036G846, “TheG3588 sonsG5207 of thisG3778 ageG165 marryG1060 andG2532 are given in marriageG1061. 35ButG1161 those who areG3588 considered worthyG2661 to shareG5177 inG1565 theG3588 ageG165 to come andG2532 in theG3588 resurrectionG386 fromG1537 the deadG3498 will neitherG3777 marryG1060 norG3777 be given in marriageG1061. 36In factG1063, they canG1410 noG3761 longerG2089 dieG599, becauseG1063 they areG1510 like the angelsG2465. AndG2532 since they areG1510 sonsG5207 of theG3588 resurrectionG386, they areG1510 sonsG5207 of GodG2316.

37EvenG1161G2532 MosesG3475 demonstratesG3377 thatG3754 theG3588 deadG3498 are raisedG1453, in the passage aboutG1909 theG3588 burning bushG942. ForG5613 he callsG3004 the LordG2962 ‘theG3588 GodG2316 of AbrahamG11, the GodG2316 of IsaacG2464, andG2532 the GodG2316 of JacobG2384.’4 38He isG1510 notG3756 the GodG2316 of the deadG3498, butG235 of the livingG2198, forG1063 to HimG846 allG3956 are aliveG2198.”

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SomeG5100 of theG3588 scribesG1122 answeredG611G2036, “TeacherG1320, You have spokenG2036 wellG2573!” 40AndG1063 they did not dareG3765G5111 to questionG1905 HimG846 anyG3762 further.