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Mark 12:27

Eternal lifeThe resurrectionGod's faithfulness

25 For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.

26 And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?

He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.

28 And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?

29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:

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Compare

BSB
He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!”
KJV
He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.
WEB
He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are therefore badly mistaken.”
ASV
He is not the God of the dead, but of the living: ye do greatly err.
DARBY
He is not the God of [the] dead, but of [the] living. *Ye* therefore greatly err.
BLB
He is not God of the dead, but of the living. You⁺ go astray greatly!”
ÅB
Gud er ikke de dødes Gud, men de levendes. Dere farer storlig vill.
OTB
Han er de levendes Gud, ikke de dødes. Dere tar virkelig feil!"
B1930
Gud er ikke de dødes Gud, men de levendes. I farer storlig vill.

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Cross references

  • Romans 14:9

    For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.

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  • Mark 12:24

    And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?

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  • Romans 4:17

    (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

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  • Hebrews 11:13–16

    These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

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  • Hebrews 3:10

    Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways.

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