Luke 20:34

And Jesus said to them, The sons of this world are married and have wives;

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In The King James Version

And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:

In Context

33When they come back from the dead, whose wife will she be? for all the seven had her.

35But those to whom is given the reward of the world to come, and to come back from the dead, have no wives, and are not married;

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Cross References

Luke 17:27They were feasting and taking wives and getting married, till the day of the overflowing of the waters, when Noah went into the ark, and they all came to destruction.

Ephesians 5:31For this cause will a man go away from his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.

Matthew Henry on Luke 20:28-39

The Cavil of the Sadducees. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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