Luke 20:38

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 King James Version (NKJV)For He is not the God of the dead but of the living, for all live to Him.”

Context of Luke 20:38

36And they will never die again. In this respect they will be like angels. They are children of God and children of the resurrection. 37“But now, as to whether the dead will be raised—even Moses proved this when he wrote about the burning bush. Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, he referred to the Lord as ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ So he is the God of the living, not the dead, for they are all alive to him.” 39“Well said, Teacher!” remarked some of the teachers of religious law who were standing there. 40And then no one dared to ask him any more questions.

Luke 20:38 word by word

θεὸς δὲ οὐκ ἔστιν νεκρῶν ἀλλὰ ζώντων· πάντες γὰρ αὐτῷ ζῶσιν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forδέde · thenG1161
• he isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• notοὐou · noG3756
• a Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• of the deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• of the livingζάωzaō · to liveG2198
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Luke 20:38

• Psalms 16:5Lord, you alone are my inheritance, my cup of blessing. You guard all that is mine.
• Psalms 22:23Praise the Lord, all you who fear him! Honor him, all you descendants of Jacob! Show him reverence, all you descendants of Israel!
• Psalms 145:1I will exalt you, my God and King, and praise your name forever and ever.
• Hebrews 11:16But they were looking for a better place, a heavenly homeland. That is why God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
• John 6:57I live because of the living Father who sent me; in the same way, anyone who feeds on me will live because of me.
• John 11:25Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying.
• John 14:19Soon the world will no longer see me, but you will see me. Since I live, you also will live.
• Romans 6:10When he died, he died once to break the power of sin. But now that he lives, he lives for the glory of God.
• Romans 14:7For we don’t live for ourselves or die for ourselves.
• 2 Corinthians 6:16And what union can there be between God’s temple and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God said: “I will live in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
• 2 Corinthians 13:4Although he was crucified in weakness, he now lives by the power of God. We, too, are weak, just as Christ was, but when we deal with you we will be alive with him and will have God’s power.
• Colossians 3:3For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God.
• Revelation 7:15“That is why they stand in front of God’s throne and serve him day and night in his Temple. And he who sits on the throne will give them shelter.
• Revelation 22:1Then the angel showed me a river with the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing 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

Topics related to Luke 20:38

• Death
• Immortality
• Jesus, the Christ
• Resurrection
• Sadducees

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Eschatology of the New Testament
• 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