Mark 12:18

Mark 12:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection. And they asked him a question, saying,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Him; and they asked Him, saying:

Context of Mark 12:18

16And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Cæsar’s. 17And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Cæsar the things that are Cæsar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. And they marvelled at him. Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying, 19Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man’s brother die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. 20Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.

Mark 12:18 word by word

Καὶ ἔρχονται Σαδδουκαῖοι πρὸς αὐτὸν οἵτινες λέγουσιν ἀνάστασιν μὴ εἶναι, καὶ ἐπηρώτων αὐτὸν λέγοντες·Read the interlinear

• Thenκαίkai · andG2532
• comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• the SadduceesΣαδδουκαῖοςSaddoukaios · SadduceeG4523
• whichὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
• sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• there isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• noμήmē · notG3361
• resurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasis · resurrectionG386
• they askedἐπερωτάωeperōtaō · to questionG1905

Cross-references for Mark 12:18

• Matthew 22:23The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,
• Luke 20:27Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,
• Acts 4:1And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,
• Acts 23:6But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.
• 1 Corinthians 15:13But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:
• 2 Timothy 2:18Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.

Commentaries on Mark 12:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18See this question, concerning the resurrection, explained in detail on Matthew 22:23-32; (note).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. 18This is the only place in Mark where the Sadducees are mentioned by name, although they are included in references to the leading priests (see 8:31; 10:33; 11:18, 27). Sadducees did not believe in the resurrection from the dead (see Acts 4:1–2; 23:8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection--"neither angel nor spirit" (Ac 23:7). They were the materialists of the day. See on Ac 23:6. and they asked him, saying--as follows:Read the comment

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• Jesus, the Christ
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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