Passage

Matthew 22.23-33

Book: Matthew · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"21. They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's. 22. And when they heard it, they marvelled, and left him, and went away."

"23. On that day there came to him Sadducees, they that say that there is no resurrection: and they asked him, 24. saying, Teacher, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. 25. Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first married and deceased, and having no seed left his wife unto his brother; 26. in like manner the second also, and the third, unto the seventh. 27. And after them all, the woman died. 28. In the resurrection therefore whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her. 29. But Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. 30. For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as angels in heaven. 31. But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, 32. I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. 33. And when the multitudes heard it, they were astonished at his teaching."

"34. But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, gathered themselves together. 35. And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, trying him:" (Matthew 22:21-35, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"21. They said to him, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, “Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” 22. When they heard it, they marveled, and left him, and went away."

"23. On that day Sadducees (those who say that there is no resurrection) came to him. They asked him, 24. saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up offspring for his brother.’ 25. Now there were with us seven brothers. The first married and died, and having no offspring left his wife to his brother. 26. In the same way, the second also, and the third, to the seventh. 27. After them all, the woman died. 28. In the resurrection therefore, whose wife will she be of the seven? For they all had her.” 29. But Jesus answered them, “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God. 30. For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are like God’s angels in heaven. 31. But concerning the resurrection of the dead, haven’t you read that which was spoken to you by God, saying, 32. ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?’ God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.” 33. When the multitudes heard it, they were astonished at his teaching."

"34. But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, gathered themselves together. 35. One of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him." (Matthew 22:21-35, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"21. They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's. 22. When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way."

"23. The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him, 24. Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. 25. Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother: 26. Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh. ^{seventh: Gr. seven} 27. And last of all the woman died also. 28. Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her. 29. Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. 30. For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven. 31. But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, 32. I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. 33. And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine."

"34. But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together. 35. Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying," (Matthew 22:21-35, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"21. they say to him, 'Caesar's;' then saith he to them, 'Render therefore the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God;' 22. and having heard they wondered, and having left him they went away."

"23. In that day there came near to him Sadducees, who are saying there is not a rising again, and they questioned him, saying, 24. 'Teacher, Moses said, If any one may die not having children, his brother shall marry his wife, and shall raise up seed to his brother. 25. 'And there were with us seven brothers, and the first having married did die, and not having seed, he left his wife to his brother; 26. in like manner also the second, and the third, unto the seventh, 27. and last of all died also the woman; 28. therefore in the rising again, of which of the seven shall she be wife, for all had her?' 29. And Jesus answering said to them, 'Ye go astray, not knowing the Writings, nor the power of God; 30. for in the rising again they do not marry, nor are they given in marriage, but are as messengers of God in heaven. 31. 'And concerning the rising again of the dead, did ye not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying, 32. I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not a God of dead men, but of living.' 33. And having heard, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching;"

"34. and the Pharisees, having heard that he did silence the Sadducees, were gathered together unto him; 35. and one of them, a lawyer, did question, tempting him, and saying," (Matthew 22:21-35, 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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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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