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 to them, “Then pay to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” 26And they were unable to catch Him in a statement in the presence of the people; and they were amazed at His answer, and said nothing. Now some of the Sadducees (who maintain that there is no resurrection) came to Him, 28and they questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies, leaving a wife, and he is childless, that his brother is to marry the wife and raise up children for his brother. 29So then, there were seven brothers; 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

• Nowδέde · thenG1161
• someτιςtis · oneG5100
• SadduceesΣαδδουκαῖοςSaddoukaios · SadduceeG4523
• who maintainἀντιλέγωantilegō · to disputeG483
• that there is noμήmē · notG3361
• resurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasis · resurrectionG386
• cameπροσέρχομαιproserchomai · to come near/agreeG4334

Cross-references for Luke 20:27

• Matthew 16:1The Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and putting Jesus to the test, they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.
• Matthew 22:23On that day some Sadducees (who say there is no resurrection) came to Jesus and questioned Him,
• Mark 12:18Some Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection) came to Jesus, and began questioning Him, saying,
• Acts 4:1As they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,
• Acts 5:17But the high priest stood up, along with all his associates (that is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy.
• Acts 23:6But Paul, perceiving that one group were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, began crying out in the Council, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees; I am on trial for the hope and resurrection of the dead!”
• 1 Corinthians 15:12Now if Christ is preached, that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
• 2 Timothy 2:17and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus 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