Passage

Luke 20.27-40

Book: Luke · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"25. And he said unto them, Then render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's. 26. And they were not able to take hold of the saying before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace."

"27. And there came to him certain of the Sadducees, they that say that there is no resurrection; 28. and they asked him, saying, Teacher, Moses wrote unto us, that if a man's brother die, having a wife, and he be childless, his brother should take the wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. 29. There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died childless; 30. and the second: 31. and the third took her; and likewise the seven also left no children, and died. 32. Afterward the woman also died. 33. In the resurrection therefore whose wife of them shall she be? for the seven had her to wife. 34. And Jesus said unto them, The sons of this world marry, and are given in marriage: 35. but they that are accounted worthy to attain to that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage: 36. for neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection. 37. But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the place concerning the Bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. 38. Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him. 39. And certain of the scribes answering said, Teacher, thou hast well said. 40. For they durst not any more ask him any question."

"41. And he said unto them, How say they that the Christ is David's son? 42. For David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand," (Luke 20:25-42, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"25. He said to them, “Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” 26. They weren’t able to trap him in his words before the people. They marveled at his answer, and were silent."

"27. Some of the Sadducees came to him, those who deny that there is a resurrection. 28. They asked him, “Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if a man’s brother dies having a wife, and he is childless, his brother should take the wife, and raise up children for his brother. 29. There were therefore seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died childless. 30. The second took her as wife, and he died childless. 31. The third took her, and likewise the seven all left no children, and died. 32. Afterward the woman also died. 33. Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them will she be? For the seven had her as a wife.” 34. Jesus said to them, “The children of this age marry, and are given in marriage. 35. But those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage. 36. For they can’t die any more, for they are like the angels, and are children of God, being children of the resurrection. 37. But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at the bush, when he called the Lord ‘The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ 38. Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for all are alive to him.” 39. Some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, you speak well.” 40. They didn’t dare to ask him any more questions."

"41. He said to them, “Why do they say that the Christ is David’s son? 42. David himself says in the book of Psalms, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand," (Luke 20:25-42, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"25. And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's. 26. And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace."

"27. Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him, 28. Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man's brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. 29. There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children. 30. And the second took her to wife, and he died childless. 31. And the third took her; and in like manner the seven also: and they left no children, and died. 32. Last of all the woman died also. 33. Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wife. 34. And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage: 35. But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage: 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. 38. 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."

"41. And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David's son? 42. And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand," (Luke 20:25-42, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"25. and he said to them, 'Give back, therefore, the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God;' 26. and they were not able to take hold on his saying before the people, and having wondered at his answer, they were silent."

"27. And certain of the Sadducees, who are denying that there is a rising again, having come near, questioned him, 28. saying, 'Teacher, Moses wrote to us, If any one's brother may die, having a wife, and he may die childless, that his brother may take the wife, and may raise up seed to his brother. 29. 'There were, then, seven brothers, and the first having taken a wife, died childless, 30. and the second took the wife, and he died childless, 31. and the third took her, and in like manner also the seven, they left not children, and they died; 32. and last of all died also the woman: 33. in the rising again, then, of which of them doth she become wife?, for the seven had her as wife.' 34. And Jesus answering said to them, 'The sons of this age do marry and are given in marriage, 35. but those accounted worthy to obtain that age, and the rising again that is out of the dead, neither marry, nor are they given in marriage; 36. for neither are they able to die any more, for they are like messengers, and they are sons of God, being sons of the rising again. 37. 'And that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the Bush, since he doth call the Lord, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob; 38. and He is not a God of dead men, but of living, for all live to Him.' 39. And certain of the scribes answering said, 'Teacher, thou didst say well;' 40. and no more durst they question him anything."

"41. And he said unto them, 'How do they say the Christ to be son of David, 42. and David himself saith in the Book of Psalms, The Lord said to my lord, Sit thou on my right hand," (Luke 20:25-42, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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