Mark 12:18

Mark 12:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection. And they asked him a question, saying,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Him; and they asked Him, saying:

Context of Mark 12:18

16So they brought one, and he said to them, “Whose image is this, and whose inscription?” They replied, “Caesar’s.” 17Then Jesus said to them, “Give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” And they were utterly amazed at him. Sadducees (who say there is no resurrection) also came to him and asked him, 19“Teacher, Moses wrote for us: ‘If a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, that man must marry the widow and father children for his brother.’ 20There were seven brothers. The first one married, and when he died he had no children.

Mark 12:18 word by word

Καὶ ἔρχονται Σαδδουκαῖοι πρὸς αὐτὸν οἵτινες λέγουσιν ἀνάστασιν μὴ εἶναι, καὶ ἐπηρώτων αὐτὸν λέγοντες·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenκαίkai · andG2532
• comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• the SadduceesΣαδδουκαῖοςSaddoukaios · SadduceeG4523
• whichὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
• sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• there isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• noμήmē · notG3361
• resurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasis · resurrectionG386
• they askedἐπερωτάωeperōtaō · to questionG1905

Cross-references for Mark 12:18

• Matthew 22:23The same day Sadducees (who say there is no resurrection) came to him and asked him,
• Luke 20:27Now some Sadducees (who contend that there is no resurrection) came to him.
• Acts 4:1While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the commander of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,
• Acts 23:6Then when Paul noticed that part of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, he shouted out in the council, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. I am on trial concerning the hope of the resurrection of the dead!”
• 1 Corinthians 15:13But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised.
• 2 Timothy 2:18They have strayed from the truth by saying that the resurrection has already occurred, and they are undermining some people’s faith.

Commentaries on Mark 12:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18See this question, concerning the resurrection, explained in detail on Matthew 22:23-32; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18-27Verses 18-27 See this passage fully explained in the notes at Matthew 22:23-33. Mark 12:25 Are as the angels - That is, as the angels in respect to connections and relations. What those connections and relations may be we know not, but this passage teaches that the special relation of “marriage” will not exist. It does not affirm, however, that there will be no recollection of former marriages, or no recognition of each other as having existed in this…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-27Verses 18-27 A right knowledge of the Scripture, as the fountain whence all revealed religion now flows, and the foundation on which it is built, is the best preservative against error. Christ put aside the objection of the Sadducees, who were the scoffing infidels of that day, by setting the doctrine of the future state in a true light. The relation between husband and wife, though appointed in the earthly paradise, will not be known in the heavenly one…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18This is the only place in Mark where the Sadducees are mentioned by name, although they are included in references to the leading priests (see 8:31; 10:33; 11:18, 27). Sadducees did not believe in the resurrection from the dead (see Acts 4:1–2; 23:8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection--"neither angel nor spirit" (Ac 23:7). They were the materialists of the day. See on Ac 23:6. and they asked him, saying--as follows:Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 12:18

• Jesus, the Christ
• Resurrection
• Sadducees
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Commentaries on Mark 12

• 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