Luke 20:38
Now he is not a God of the dead, but of the living; for all live to him.
Noyes Bible
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
39Then some of the scribes answering, said, Teacher, thou hast well said.
Cross References
Psalms 16:5Jehovah is my portion and my cup; Thou wilt maintain my lot!
Psalms 145:1“A song of praise. By David.” I will extol thee, my God, the King! I will praise thy name for ever and ever!
John 11:25Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in me, though he have died, will live;
Romans 6:10For in that he died, he died to sin once for all; but in that he liveth, he liveth to God.
Romans 14:7For none of us liveth to himself, and no one dieth to himself.
2 Corinthians 13:4For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth through the power of God; for we also are weak in him, but we shall live together with him by the power of God toward you.
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 →