Mark 12:18

There came to him Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection. They asked him, saying,

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WEBBE

Some Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection, came to him. They asked him, saying,

BSB

Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him:

KJV

Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,

ASV

And there come unto him Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,

BBE

And there came to him Sadducees, who say there is no coming back from the dead; and they put a question to him, saying,

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Καὶ Kai And G2532 ἔρχονται erchontai come G2064 Σαδδουκαῖοι Saddoukaioi Sadducees G4523 πρὸς pros to G4314 αὐτὸν auton Him G846 οἵτινες oitines who G3748 λέγουσιν legousin say G3004 ἀνάστασιν anastasin a resurrection G386 μὴ mē not G3361 εἶναι einai being G1511 καὶ kai and G2532 ἐπηρώτων epērōtōn they were questioning G1905 αὐτὸν auton Him G846 λέγοντες legontes saying G3004

The early church

A certain heretical sect of the Jews called Sadducees denied the resurrection, and said that there was neither angel nor spirit. These then coming to Jesus, craftily proposed to Him a certain tale, in order to show that no resurrection should take place, or had taken place; and therefore there is added, And they asked him, saying, Master. And in this tale they lay down that seven men had married one woman, in order to make men draw back from belief in the resurrection.
Theophylact of Ohrid · d. 1107Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
(non occ.) After that our Lord has prudently escaped the crafty temptation of the Pharisees, it is shown how He also confounds the Sadducees, who tempt Him; wherefore it is said: Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection.
Glossa Ordinaria · d. 1274Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
But in a mystical sense: what can this woman, leaving no seed of seven brothers, and last of all dying, mean except the Jewish synagogue, deserted by the seven-fold Spirit, which filled those seven patriarchs, who did not leave to her the seed of Abraham, that is, Jesus Christ? For although a Son was born to them, nevertheless He was given to us Gentiles. This woman was dead to Christ, nor shall she be joined in the resurrection to any patriarch of the seven; for by the number seven is meant the whole company of the faithful. Thus it is said contrariwise by Isaiah, Seven women shall take hold of one man; (Is. 4:1) that is, the seven Churches, which the Lord loves, reproves, and chastises, adore Him with one faith. Wherefore it goes on: And Jesus answering, said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, not knowing the Scripture, neither the power of God?
Pseudo-Jerome · d. 9999Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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. It is no wonder if we confuse ourselves with foolish errors, when we form our ideas of the world of spirits by the affairs of this world of sense. It is absurd to think that the living God should be the portion and happiness of a man if he is for ever dead; and therefore it is certain that Abraham's soul exists and acts, though now for a time separate from the body. Those that deny the resurrection greatly err, and ought to be told so. Let us seek to pass through this dying world, with a joyful hope of eternal happiness, and of a glorious resurrection.

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Deuteronomy 25:5Matthew 22:23–24Luke 20:27–28

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Jesus, The ChristResurrectionSadducees

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.