New English Translation
Matthew 22:30
30For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
Matthew 22:30 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.
- New International Version (NIV)At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels of God in heaven.
Context of Matthew 22:30
28In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had married her.” 29Jesus answered them, “You are deceived, because you don’t know the scriptures or the power of God. For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. 31Now as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, 32‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead but of the living!”
Read all of Matthew 22Matthew 22:30 word by word
ἐν γὰρ τῇ ἀναστάσει οὔτε γαμοῦσιν οὔτε γαμίζονται ἀλλ᾽ ὡς ἄγγελοι ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ εἰσιν.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Forγάρgar · forG1063
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- the resurrectionὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the resurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasis · resurrectionG386
- theyγαμέωgameō · to marryG1060
- neitherοὔτεoute · neitherG3777
- are given in marriageἐκγαμίζωekgamizō · to marryG1547
- butἀλλάalla · butG235
- areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
- the angelsἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
- of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
Cross-references for Matthew 22:30
- Mark 12:24Jesus said to them, “Aren’t you deceived for this reason, because you don’t know the scriptures or the power of God?
- Luke 20:34So Jesus said to them, “The people of this age marry and are given in marriage.
- John 5:28“Do not be amazed at this, because a time is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice
- 1 Corinthians 7:29And I say this, brothers and sisters: The time is short. So then those who have wives should be as those who have none,
- 1 John 3:1(See what sort of love the Father has given to us: that we should be called God’s children – and indeed we are! For this reason the world does not know us: because it did not know him.
- Matthew 13:43Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. The one who has ears had better listen!
- Matthew 18:10“See that you do not disdain one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.
- Psalms 103:20Praise the Lord, you angels of his, you powerful warriors who carry out his decrees and obey his orders!
- Zechariah 3:7“The Lord who rules over all says, ‘If you live and work according to my requirements, you will be able to preside over my temple and attend to my courtyards, and I will allow you to come and go among these others who are standing by you.
- 1 John 3:2Dear friends, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that whenever it is revealed we will be like him, because we will see him just as he is.
- Revelation 5:9They were singing a new song: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals because you were killed, and at the cost of your own blood you have purchased for God persons from every tribe, language, people, and nation.
- Revelation 19:10So I threw myself down at his feet to worship him, but he said, “Do not do this! I am only a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony about Jesus. Worship God, for the testimony about Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
Commentaries on Matthew 22:30
- 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. 30like the angels in heaven: Jesus was not teaching that people will be without gender in heaven. Nor was he criticizing God's order of marriage and sexuality. Instead, he was confirming that God will transform people into a glorious new existence (see 1 Corinthians 15:35–49; 2 Corinthians 5:1–5). In this new existence, parts of the current world, like marriage, will not be present.Read the comment
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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
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