Focused Passage

Luke 20:27-40

The Rejected Son, the Questioned Authority, and the Lord Who Silences His Opponents

Jesus answers the leaders’ challenge to his authority, exposes their rejection of God’s beloved Son through the tenant parable, silences attempts to trap him politically and theologically, reveals the Messiah as David’s Lord, and warns against religious teachers who use piety for status and exploitation.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

27Then some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to question Him.

28“Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.

29Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a wife but died childless.

30Then the second

31and the third married the widow, and in the same way all seven died, leaving no children.

32And last of all, the woman died.

33So then, in the resurrection, whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.”

34Jesus answered, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage.

35But those who are considered worthy to share in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage.

36In fact, they can no longer die, because they are like the angels. And since they are sons of the resurrection, they are sons of God.

37Even Moses demonstrates that the dead are raised, in the passage about the burning bush. For he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’

38He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to Him all are alive.”

39Some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, You have spoken well!”

40And they did not dare to question Him any further.

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References and Original Words

Verse 27

Original words

ThenδέG1161ConjunctionsomeτινεςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Pluralof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralSadduceesΣαδδουκαίωνG4523Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralwhoοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Pluralsay there is noἀντιλέγοντεςG483Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural. . .μὴG3361Adverb. . .εἶναιG1510Verb - Present Infinitive ActiveresurrectionἀνάστασινG386Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularcameΠροσελθόντεςG4334Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralto questionἐπηρώτησανG1905Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 28

Original words

TeacherΔιδάσκαλεG1320Noun - Vocative Masculine Singularthey saidλέγοντεςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralMosesΜωϋσῆςG3475Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularwroteἔγραψενG1125Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularfor usἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Pluralthat ifἐάνG1437Conjunctiona man’sτινοςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine SingularbrotherἀδελφὸςG80Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulardiesἀποθάνῃG599Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular[and] leavesἔχωνG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singulara wifeγυναῖκαG1135Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularbutκαὶG2532ConjunctionvvvοὗτοςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvG1510Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singularno childrenἄτεκνοςG815Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular-ἵναG2443ConjunctionvvvαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularvvvG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular[the man]ἀδελφὸςG80Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularis to marryλάβῃG2983Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular[his brother’s]τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singular[widow]γυναῖκαG1135Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionraise upἐξαναστήσῃG1817Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularoffspringσπέρμαG4690Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularforτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularvvvαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular[him]ἀδελφῷG80Noun - Dative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Deuteronomy 25:5
Verse 29

Original words

NowοὖνG3767Conjunctionthere wereἦσανG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralsevenἑπτὰG2033Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralbrothersἀδελφοὶG80Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural-καὶG2532ConjunctionTheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularfirst [one]πρῶτοςG4413Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularmarriedλαβὼνG2983Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singulara wifeγυναῖκαG1135Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular[but] diedἀπέθανενG599Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularchildlessἄτεκνοςG815Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 30

Original words

ThenκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularsecondδεύτεροςG1208Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR include married the widow, and he also died,
Verse 31

Original words

andκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularthirdτρίτοςG5154Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularmarriedἔλαβενG2983Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[the widow]αὐτήνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person SingularandδὲG1161Conjunctionin the same wayὡσαύτωςG5615Adverb. . .καὶG2532Conjunction[all]οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralsevenἑπτὰG2033Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural-καὶG2532ConjunctiondiedἀπέθανονG599Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralleavingκατέλιπονG2641Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralnoοὐG3756AdverbchildrenτέκναG5043Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Verse 32

Original words

AndκαὶG2532Conjunctionlast of allὕστερονG5305AdverbtheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularwomanγυνὴG1135Noun - Nominative Feminine SingulardiedἀπέθανενG599Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 33

Original words

So thenοὖνG3767ConjunctioninἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularresurrectionἀναστάσειG386Noun - Dative Feminine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine Singular-γυνὴG1135Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularwhoseτίνοςG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular. . .αὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralwifeγυνήG1135Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularwill she beγίνεταιG1096Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularForγὰρG1063Conjunction[all]οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralsevenἑπτὰG2033Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralvvvἔσχονG2192Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralwere marriedγυναῖκαG1135Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularto herαὐτὴνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 34

Original words

-ΚαὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularansweredεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralTheΟἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralsonsυἱοὶG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralof thisτούτουG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularageαἰῶνοςG165Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularmarryγαμοῦσινG1060Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionare given in marriageγαμίσκονταιG1061Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 35

Original words

ButδὲG1161Conjunctionthose who areοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Pluralconsidered worthyκαταξιωθέντεςG2661Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Pluralto shareτυχεῖνG5177Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveinἐκείνουG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine SingulartheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularage [to come]αἰῶνοςG165Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionin theτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularresurrectionἀναστάσεωςG386Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularfromἐκG1537Preposition[the] deadνεκρῶνG3498Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural{will} neitherοὔτεG3777ConjunctionmarryγαμοῦσινG1060Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralnorοὔτεG3777Conjunctionbe given in marriageγαμίζονταιG1061Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 36

Original words

In factγὰρG1063Conjunctionthey canδύνανταιG1410Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person PluralnoοὐδὲG3761AdverblongerἔτιG2089AdverbdieἀποθανεῖνG599Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivebecauseγάρG1063Conjunctionthey areεἰσινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plurallike [the] angelsἰσάγγελοιG2465Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralAndκαὶG2532Conjunctionsince they areὄντεςG1510Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralsonsυἱοὶG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralof theτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularresurrectionἀναστάσεωςG386Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularthey areεἰσινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralsonsυἱοίG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 37

Original words

vvvδὲG1161ConjunctionEvenκαὶG2532ConjunctionMosesΜωϋσῆςG3475Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulardemonstratesἐμήνυσενG3377Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthatὍτιG3754ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluraldeadνεκροὶG3498Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralare raisedἐγείρονταιG1453Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural[ in the passage ] aboutἐπὶG1909PrepositiontheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singular[ burning ] bushΒάτουG942Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularForὡςG5613Adverbhe callsλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[the] LordΚύριονG2962Noun - Accusative Masculine SingulartheΤὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸνG2316Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularof AbrahamἈβραὰμG11Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-καὶG2532Conjunction[the] GodΘεὸνG2316Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularof IsaacἸσαὰκG2464Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction[the] GodΘεὸνG2316Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularof JacobἸακώβG2384Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Exodus 3:6
Verse 38

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionHe isἔστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnotοὐκG3756Adverb[the] GodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof [the] deadνεκρῶνG3498Adjective - Genitive Masculine PluralbutἀλλὰG235Conjunctionof [the] livingζώντωνG2198Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine PluralforγὰρG1063Conjunctionto HimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularallπάντεςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralare aliveζῶσινG2198Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 39

Original words

-δέG1161ConjunctionSomeτινεςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Pluralof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralscribesγραμματέωνG1122Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralansweredἈποκριθέντεςG611Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural. . .εἶπανG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralTeacherΔιδάσκαλεG1320Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularYou have spokenεἶπαςG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularwellκαλῶςG2573Adverb
Verse 40

Original words

AndγὰρG1063ConjunctionvvvοὐκέτιG3765Adverbthey did not dareἐτόλμωνG5111Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralto questionἐπερωτᾶνG1905Verb - Present Infinitive ActiveHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singularany [further]οὐδένG3762Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular

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