Luke 20:38
He is not the God of the dead but of the living; for all live unto Him.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
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
39And certain of the scribes responding said; Teacher, you spoke beautifully.
Cross References
John 11:25Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection and the life; the one believing on me, though he may die, shall live: and
Romans 6:10For the death that he died, he died unto sin once: but the life that he lives, he lives unto God.
Romans 14:7For no one of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself:
2 Corinthians 13:4For indeed he was crucified from weakness, but he lives by the power of God: for we indeed are weak in him, but we shall live with him through the power of God unto 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 →