Luke 20:35

Luke 20:35 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:
• New International Version (NIV)But those who are considered worthy of taking part in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage,
• English Standard Version (ESV)but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and to the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage,
• New King James Version (NKJV)But those who are counted worthy to attain that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage;

Context of Luke 20:35

33In the resurrection therefore of which of them does she become wife, for the seven had her as wife? 34And Jesus said to them, The sons of this world marry and are given in marriage, but they who are counted worthy to have part in that world, and the resurrection from among [the] dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage; 36for neither can they die any more, for they are equal to angels, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection. 37But that the dead rise, even Moses shewed in [the section of] the bush, when he called [the] Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob;

Luke 20:35 word by word

οἱ δὲ καταξιωθέντες τοῦ αἰῶνος ἐκείνου τυχεῖν καὶ τῆς ἀναστάσεως τῆς ἐκ νεκρῶν οὔτε γαμοῦσιν οὔτε γαμίζονται·Read the interlinear

• worthyκαταξιόωkataxioō · to consider worthyG2661
• resurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasis · resurrectionG386
• deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498
• marryγαμέωgameō · to marryG1060

Cross-references for Luke 20:35

• Luke 21:36Watch therefore, praying at every season, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things which are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
• Acts 5:41They therefore went their way from [the] presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to be dishonoured for the name.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:5a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, to the end that ye should be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for the sake of which ye also suffer;
• Revelation 3:4But thou hast a few names in Sardis which have not defiled their garments, and they shall walk with me in white, because they are worthy.
• Daniel 12:2And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame, to everlasting contempt.
• John 5:29and shall go forth; those that have practised good, to resurrection of life, and those that have done evil, to resurrection of judgment.
• Acts 24:15having hope towards God, which they themselves also receive, that there is to be a resurrection both of just and unjust.
• Hebrews 11:35Women received their dead again by resurrection; and others were tortured, not having accepted deliverance, that they might get a better resurrection;
• Matthew 22:29And Jesus answering said to them, Ye err, not knowing the scriptures nor the power of God.
• Mark 12:24And Jesus answering said to them, Do not ye therefore err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God?

Commentaries on Luke 20:35

• 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. 35will neither marry nor be given in marriage: Jesus taught that marriage belongs to this present life on earth. It is not part of life after the resurrection (when the dead rise to life again).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-4020-26. sent forth--after consulting (Mt 22:15) on the best plan. spies--"of the Pharisees and Herodians" (Mr 12:13). See Mr 3:6.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 20:35

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Dead (People)
• Death
• Heaven
• Jesus, the Christ
• Resurrection
• Righteous
• Sadducees

In the dictionaries

• Body, Spiritual
• Eschatology of the New Testament
• Jesus Christ
• Luke, the Gospel of
• Resurrection
• World (general)

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