Luke 20:38
36 Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.
37 Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.
39 Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.
40 And after that they durst not ask him any question at all.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to Him all are alive.”
- KJV
- For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.
- WEB
- Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for all are alive to him.”
- ASV
- Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.
- DARBY
- but he is not God of [the] dead but of [the] living; for all live for him.
- BLB
- Now He is not the God of the dead but of the living, for all live to Him.”
- ÅB
- men han er ikke de dødes Gud, men de levendes; for de lever alle for ham.
- OTB
- Han er ikke de dødes Gud, men de levendes, for i hans øyne er alle levende.»
- B1930
- men han er ikke de dødes Gud, men de levendes; for de lever alle for ham.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 11:25–26
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
Read in contextColossians 3:3–4
For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
Read in contextRomans 6:10–11
For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
Read in contextJohn 14:19
Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.
Read in contextRomans 14:7–9
For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.
Read in contextRomans 6:22–23
But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
Read in contextRevelation 7:15–17
Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.
Read in contextPsalms 145:1–2
I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
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