New Living Translation
Mark 12:27
27So he is the God of the living, not the dead. You have made a serious error.”
Mark 12:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.
- New International Version (NIV)He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!”
- English Standard Version (ESV)He is not God of the dead, but of the living. You are quite wrong."
- New King James Version (NKJV)He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living. You are therefore greatly mistaken.”
Context of Mark 12:27
25For when the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. In this respect they will be like the angels in heaven. 26“But now, as to whether the dead will be raised—haven’t you ever read about this in the writings of Moses, in the story of the burning bush? Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, God said to Moses, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ So he is the God of the living, not the dead. You have made a serious error.” 28One of the teachers of religious law was standing there listening to the debate. He realized that Jesus had answered well, so he asked, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” 29Jesus replied, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, O Israel! The Lord our God is the one and only Lord.
Read all of Mark 12Mark 12:27 word by word
οὐκ ἔστιν θεὸς νεκρῶν ἀλλὰ ζώντων· πολὺ πλανᾶσθε.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- He isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- notοὐou · noG3756
- the Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- of the deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498
- butἀλλάalla · butG235
- of the livingζάωzaō · to liveG2198
- yeσύsu · youG4771
- thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
- doπλανάωplanaō · to lead astrayG4105
- greatlyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
Cross-references for Mark 12:27
- Romans 4:17That is what the Scriptures mean when God told him, “I have made you the father of many nations.” This happened because Abraham believed in the God who brings the dead back to life and who creates new things out of nothing.
- Romans 14:9Christ died and rose again for this very purpose—to be Lord both of the living and of the dead.
- Hebrews 11:13All these people died still believing what God had promised them. They did not receive what was promised, but they saw it all from a distance and welcomed it. They agreed that they were foreigners and nomads here on earth.
- Mark 12:24Jesus replied, “Your mistake is that you don’t know the Scriptures, and you don’t know the power of God.
- Proverbs 19:27If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you will turn your back on knowledge.
- Hebrews 3:10So I was angry with them, and I said, ‘Their hearts always turn away from me. They refuse to do what I tell them.’
Commentaries on Mark 12:27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27But the God of the living - , God, is left out by ABCDKL, and in more than forty others, Syriac, one Arabic, one Persic, Coptic, Armenian, Gothic, Saxon, Vulgate, Itala, and Origen. Griesbach has omitted it.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18-27Verses 18-27 See this passage fully explained in the notes at Matthew 22:23-33. Mark 12:25 Are as the angels - That is, as the angels in respect to connections and relations. What those connections and relations may be we know not, but this passage teaches that the special relation of “marriage” will not exist. It does not affirm, however, that there will be no recollection of former marriages, or no recognition of each other as having existed in this…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-27Verses 18-27 A right knowledge of the Scripture, as the fountain whence all revealed religion now flows, and the foundation on which it is built, is the best preservative against error. Christ put aside the objection of the Sadducees, who were the scoffing infidels of that day, by setting the doctrine of the future state in a true light. The relation between husband and wife, though appointed in the earthly paradise, will not be known in the heavenly one…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-27Jesus gave two answers. First, he corrected the Sadducees because they did not understand the Scriptures (the Old Testament). The resurrection of the dead is shown most clearly in the Prophets (Isaiah 26:19; Ezekiel 37:1–14) and the Writings (Job 19:26; Psalms 16:9–11; 49:15; 73:23–26; Daniel 12:2). But the Sadducees accepted only the Torah (Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy). So Jesus answered them from the Torah. God called himself…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living--not "the God of dead but [the God] of living persons." The word in brackets is almost certainly an addition to the genuine text, and critical editors exclude it. "For all live unto Him" (Lu 20:38)--"in His view," or "in His estimation." This last statement--found only in Luke--though adding nothing to the argument, is an important additional illustration. It is true, indeed, that to God no…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Mark 12
- 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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