# Luke 20.38

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**Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke-the-evangelist/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 36. <span class="rl-speech">for neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.</span> 37. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span>
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> **38. <span class="rl-speech">Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.</span>**
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> 39. <span class="rl-speech">And certain of the scribes answering said, Teacher, thou hast well said.</span> 40. <span class="rl-speech">For they durst not any more ask him any question.</span> (Luke 20:36-40, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 36. <span class="rl-speech">For they can’t die any more, for they are like the angels, and are children of God, being children of the resurrection.</span> 37. <span class="rl-speech">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.’</span>
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> **38. <span class="rl-speech">Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for all are alive to him.”</span>**
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> 39. Some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, you speak well.” 40. They didn’t dare to ask him any more questions. (Luke 20:36-40, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 36. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 37. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span>
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> **38. <span class="rl-speech">For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.</span>**
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> 39. <span class="rl-speech">Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.</span> 40. <span class="rl-speech">And after that they durst not ask him any question at all.</span> (Luke 20:36-40, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 36. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 37. <span class="rl-speech">'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;</span>
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> **38. <span class="rl-speech">and He is not a God of dead men, but of living, for all live to Him.'</span>**
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> 39. <span class="rl-speech">And certain of the scribes answering said, 'Teacher, thou didst say well;'</span> 40. <span class="rl-speech">and no more durst they question him anything.</span> (Luke 20:36-40, YLT)

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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

**Concepts:**

- [Jehovahs Witnesses](/codex/jehovahs-witnesses/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Luke 20.34-47](/codex/luke-20-34-47/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G0386 - anastasis](/codex/g0386-anastasis/), via [Luke 20.27-40](/codex/luke-20-27-40/)

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## Why these four translations

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The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/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.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.