Matthew 22:23

Matthew 22:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,
• English Standard Version (ESV)The same day Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection, and they asked him a question,
• New King James Version (NKJV)The same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Him and asked Him,
• New Living Translation (NLT)That same day Jesus was approached by some Sadducees—religious leaders who say there is no resurrection from the dead. They posed this question:

Context of Matthew 22:23

21“Caesar’s,” they replied. Then he said to them, “So give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” 22When they heard this, they were amazed. So they left him and went away. That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question. 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. 25Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children, he left his wife to his brother.

Matthew 22:23 word by word

Ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ προσῆλθον αὐτῷ Σαδδουκαῖοι λέγοντες μὴ εἶναι ἀνάστασιν καὶ ἐπηρώτησαν αὐτὸνRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• ·ἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• Theἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• sameἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• cameπροσέρχομαιproserchomai · to come near/agreeG4334
• to himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• the SadduceesΣαδδουκαῖοςSaddoukaios · SadduceeG4523
• which say thatλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• there isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• noμήmē · notG3361
• resurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasis · resurrectionG386
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• askedἐπερωτάωeperōtaō · to questionG1905

Cross-references for Matthew 22:23

• Mark 12:18Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question.
• Luke 20:27Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus with a question.
• Matthew 3:7But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
• Matthew 16:6“Be careful,” Jesus said to them. “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
• Acts 4:1The priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to Peter and John while they were speaking to the people.
• Acts 5:17Then the high priest and all his associates, who were members of the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy.
• Acts 23:6Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “My brothers, I am a Pharisee, descended from Pharisees. I stand on trial because of the hope of the resurrection of the dead.”
• 1 Corinthians 15:12But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
• 2 Timothy 2:18who have departed from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already taken place, and they destroy the faith of some.

Commentaries on Matthew 22:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23The same day - Malice is ever active; let it be defeated ever so often, it returns to the charge. Jesus and his Gospel give no quarter to vice; the vicious will give no quarter to him or it. The Sadducees - For an account of these see on Matthew 16:1; (note).Read the comment
• 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. 23The Sadducees (see Matthew 3:7) described a situation about levirate marriage. This was a Jewish custom where a man marries his brother's widow (see Genesis 38:6–11; Deuteronomy 25:5–6). They tried to use this as proof that resurrection from the dead is impossible.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 22:23

• Infidelity
• Jesus, the Christ
• Resurrection
• Sadducees

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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