Matthew 22:29

Matthew 22:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.
• New International Version (NIV)Jesus replied, “You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But Jesus answered them, "You are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God.

Context of Matthew 22:29

27Last of all, the woman died. 28In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? For they all had married her.” Jesus answered them, “You are mistaken, because you don’t know the Scriptures or the power of God. 30For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage but are like angels in heaven. 31Now concerning the resurrection of the dead, haven’t you read what was spoken to you by God:

Matthew 22:29 word by word

Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· πλανᾶσθε μὴ εἰδότες τὰς γραφὰς μηδὲ τὴν δύναμιν τοῦ θεοῦ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·δέde · thenG1161
• Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• and saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Ye do errπλανάωplanaō · to lead astrayG4105
• notμήmē · notG3361
• knowingεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• the scripturesγραφήgraphē · a writingG1124
• norμηδέmēde · norG3366
• the powerδύναμιςdunamis · powerG1411
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for Matthew 22:29

• Job 19:25But I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the end he will stand on the dust.
• Psalms 16:9Therefore my heart is glad and my whole being rejoices; my body also rests securely.
• Psalms 17:15But I will see your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied with your presence.
• Psalms 49:14Like sheep they are headed for Sheol; Death will shepherd them. The upright will rule over them in the morning, and their form will waste away in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.
• Psalms 73:25Who do I have in heaven but you? And I desire nothing on earth but you.
• Isaiah 25:8When he has swallowed up death once and for all, the Lord God will wipe away the tears from every face and remove his people’s disgrace from the whole earth, for the Lord has spoken.
• Isaiah 26:19Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For you will be covered with the morning dew, and the earth will bring out the departed spirits.
• Isaiah 57:1The righteous person perishes, and no one takes it to heart; the faithful are taken away, with no one realizing that the righteous person is taken away because of evil.
• Daniel 12:2Many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to eternal life, and some to disgrace and eternal contempt.
• Hosea 13:14I will ransom them from the power of Sheol. I will redeem them from death. Death, where are your barbs? Sheol, where is your sting? Compassion is hidden from my eyes.
• Luke 24:44He told them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you — that everything written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms must be fulfilled.”
• John 20:9For they did not yet understand the Scripture that he must rise from the dead.
• Romans 15:4For whatever was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that we may have hope through endurance and through the encouragement from the Scriptures.
• Genesis 18:14Is anything impossible for the Lord? At the appointed time I will come back to you, and in about a year she will have a son.”
• Jeremiah 32:17Oh, Lord God! You yourself made the heavens and earth by your great power and with your outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for you!
• Luke 1:37For nothing will be impossible with God.”

Commentaries on Matthew 22:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29Ye do err - Or, Ye are deceived - by your impure passions: not knowing the scriptures, which assert the resurrection: - nor the miraculous power of God ( ) by which it is to be effected. In Avoda Sara, fol. 18, Sanhedrin, fol. 90, it is said: "These are they which shall have no part in the world to come: Those who say, the Lord did not come from heaven; and those who say, the resurrection cannot be proved out of the law." Their deception appeared in their…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23-33Verses 23-33 Conversation of Jesus with the Sadducees respecting the resurrection - See also Mark 12:18-27; Luke 20:27-38. Matthew 22:23 The same day came the Sadducees - For an account of the Sadducees, see the notes at Matthew 3:7. No resurrection - The word “resurrection” usually means the raising up the “body” to life after it is dead, John 11:24; John 5:29; 1 Corinthians 15:22. But the Sadducees not only denied this, but also a future state, and the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-33Verses 23-33 The doctrines of Christ displeased the infidel Sadducees, as well as the Pharisees and Herodians. He carried the great truths of the resurrection and a future state, further than they had yet been reveled. There is no arguing from the state of things in this world, as to what will take place hereafter. Let truth be set in a clear light, and it appears in full strength. Having thus silenced them, our Lord proceeded to show the truth of the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29the power of God: This probably means God's ability to resurrect people who have died.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 22:29

• Blindness
• Jesus, the Christ
• Marriage
• Power
• Resurrection
• Sadducees
• Word of God

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• God
• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Abundance
• Commandment
• Darkness
• Dinner
• Entangle
• Friend

Commentaries on Matthew 22

• 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