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Luke 20:38

He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him they all are alive.”

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In The King James Version

For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.

In Context

37But on the question of whether the dead are raised, even Moses proved this when he wrote about the burning bush, when he called the Lord, ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’

39Some of the religious teachers responded, “That was a good answer, Teacher.”

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Cross References

Psalms 16:5Lord, you alone are all I have; you give me what I need; you safeguard my future.

Psalms 145:1I will glorify you, my God and King! I will praise who you are forever and ever!

John 11:25Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who trust in me will live, even though they die.

Romans 6:10In dying, he died to sin once and for all, but now he lives, and he lives for God!

Romans 14:7None of us live for ourselves, or die for ourselves.

2 Corinthians 13:4Even though he was crucified in weakness, now he lives through the power of God. We too are weak in him, but you will see that we live with him through the power of God.

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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