New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 20:27-40

27NowδέdeG1161there cameΠροσελθόντεςProselthontesG4334to Him someτινεςtinesG5100of theSadduceesΣαδδουκαίων,SaddoukaiōnG4523(who sayἀντιλέγοντεςantilegontesG483that there is noμὴmēG3361resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386),

28and they questionedG1905Him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475wroteἔγραψενegrapsenG1125for us thatifἐάνeanG1437a man’sτινοςtinosG5100brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80diesἀποθάνῃapothanēG599,havingἔχωνechōnG2192a wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,and he is childlessἄτεκνοςateknosG815,his brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80shouldmarryλάβῃlabēG2983the wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135and raiseἐξαναστήσῃexanastēsēG1817up childrenσπέρμαspermaG4690to his brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80.

29NowοὖνounG3767there were sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80;and the firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413tookλαβὼνlabōnG2983a wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135and diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599childlessἄτεκνος,ateknosG815;

30and the secondδεύτεροςdeuterosG1208

31and the thirdτρίτοςtritosG5154marriedἔλαβενelabenG2983her; and in the sameG5615wayG5615allG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033diedἀπέθανον.apethanonG599,leavingκατέλιπονkateliponG2641noοὐouG3756childrenτέκναteknaG5043.

32FinallyὕστερονhusteronG5306the womanγυνὴgunēG1135diedἀπέθανεν.apethanenG599alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

33In the resurrectionἀναστάσει,anastaseiG386thereforeοὖνounG3767,whichτίνοςtinosG5101one’sG846wifeG1135will she be? ForallG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033hadἔσχονeschonG2192married her.”

34JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004to them,“The sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207ofthisτούτουtoutouG3778ageαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165marryγαμοῦσινgamousinG1060and are givenG1061in marriageγαμίσκονται,gamiskontaiG1061,

35but thoseG3588who are consideredG2661worthyκαταξιωθέντεςkataxiōthentesG2661to attainτυχεῖνtucheinG5177tothat ageαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165and the resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386from the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,neitherοὔτεouteG3777marryγαμοῦσινgamousinG1060norοὔτεouteG3777are givenG1061in marriageγαμίζονται·gamizontaiG1061;

36for they cannotδύνανται,dunantaiG1410 G3761evenG3761dieἀποθανεῖνapothaneinG599anymoreἔτιetiG2089,becauseG1063they are likeG2465angelsG2465, and aresonsυἱοίhuioiG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,beingG1510sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of the resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386.

37But that the deadνεκροί,nekroiG3498are raisedἐγείρονταιegeirontaiG1453,evenG2532MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475showedἐμήνυσενemēnusenG3377, in the passage about the burningbushβάτουbatouG942,whereὡςhōsG5613he callsλέγειlegeiG3004the LordκύριονkurionG2962the GodθεὸνtheonG2316of AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,and the GodθεὸνtheonG2316of IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464,and the GodθεὸνtheonG2316of JacobἸακώβ.IakōbG2384.

38NowδὲdeG1161He is not the GodθεὸςtheosG2316of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498but of the livingζώντων·zōntōnG2198; forallπάντεςpantesG3956liveζῶσιν.¶zōsinG2198to Him.”

39SomeτινεςtinesG5100of the scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122answeredἈποκριθέντεςApokrithentesG611and saidG3004, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,You have spokenG3004wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573.”

40Forthey did not haveG5111courageG5111to questionἐπερωτᾶνeperōtanG1905Him anyG3765longerG3765about anythingοὐδέν.¶oudenG3762.

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