Luke 20:33

Luke 20:33 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wife.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For the seven had her as wife."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife does she become? For all seven had her as wife.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)So tell us, whose wife will she be in the resurrection? For all seven were married to her!”

Context of Luke 20:33

31and then the third married her, and in the same way the seven died, leaving no children. 32Finally, the woman died too. Now then, at the resurrection whose wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?” 34Jesus replied, “The people of this age marry and are given in marriage. 35But 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,

Luke 20:33 word by word

ἡ γυνὴ οὖν ἐν τῇ ἀναστάσει, τίνος αὐτῶν γίνεται γυνή; οἱ γὰρ ἑπτὰ ἔσχον αὐτὴν γυναῖκα.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the resurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasis · resurrectionG386
• whoseτίςtis · which?G5101
• wifeγυνήgunē · womanG1135
• of themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• is sheγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• sevenἑπτάhepta · sevenG2033
• hadἔχωechō · to have/beG2192

Cross-references for Luke 20:33

• Matthew 22:24“Teacher,” they said, “Moses told us that if a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.
• Mark 12:19“Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.

Commentaries on Luke 20:33

• 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. 33in the resurrection, whose wife will she be?: The Sadducees told this made-up story to show that the idea of resurrection (rising from the dead) did not make sense. They wanted people to think that belief in resurrection was foolish. They likely used this same argument many times. It was a common attack that the Sadducees used when they debated the Pharisees.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 20:33

• Jesus, the Christ
• Resurrection
• Sadducees

In the dictionaries

• Jesus Christ
• Luke, the Gospel of
• Resurrection

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