New King James Version
Luke 20:38
38For He is not the God of the dead but of the living, for all live to Him.”
Luke 20:38 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.
- New International Version (NIV)He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to him."
- New Living Translation (NLT)So he is the God of the living, not the dead, for they are all alive to him.”
Context of Luke 20:38
36nor can they die anymore, for they are equal to the angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection. 37But even Moses showed in the burning bush passage that the dead are raised, when he called the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ For He is not the God of the dead but of the living, for all live to Him.” 39Then some of the scribes answered and said, “Teacher, You have spoken well.” 40But after that they dared not question Him anymore.
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θεὸς δὲ οὐκ ἔστιν νεκρῶν ἀλλὰ ζώντων· πάντες γὰρ αὐτῷ ζῶσιν.¶Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Luke 20:38
- Psalms 16:5O Lord, You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You maintain my lot.
- Psalms 22:23You who fear the Lord, praise Him! All you descendants of Jacob, glorify Him, And fear Him, all you offspring of Israel!
- Psalms 145:1I will extol You, my God, O King; And I will bless Your name forever and ever.
- Hebrews 11:16But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
- John 6:57As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me.
- John 11:25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.
- John 14:19“A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also.
- Romans 6:10For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God.
- Romans 14:7For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself.
- 2 Corinthians 6:16And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell in them And walk among them. I will be their God, And they shall be My people.”
- 2 Corinthians 13:4For though He was crucified in weakness, yet He lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in Him, but we shall live with Him by the power of God toward you.
- Colossians 3:3For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
- Revelation 7:15Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple. And He who sits on the throne will dwell among them.
- Revelation 22:1And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb.
Commentaries on Luke 20:38
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 38All live unto him - There is a remarkable passage in Josephus's account of the Maccabees, chap. xvi., which proves that the best informed Jews believed that the souls of righteous men were in the presence of God in a state of happiness. "They who lose their lives for the sake of God, Live unto God, as do Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and the rest of the patriarchs." And one not less remarkable in Shemoth Rabba, fol. 159. "Rabbi Abbin saith, The Lord said…Read the comment
- 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. 1-47In this series of controversies between Jesus and the religious leaders of Jerusalem, they repeatedly questioned and challenged him, and he repeatedly outmatched them with his spiritual wisdom, insight, and authority.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 37-3837-38. even Moses--whom they had just quoted to entangle Him.Read the comment
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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
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