Focused Passage

Mark 12:18-27

The Rejected Son, the Greatest Commandment, the Lord of David, and the Widow’s Offering

Mark 12 moves from the parable of the murderous tenants to hostile questions about taxes, resurrection, and the greatest commandment, then to Jesus' question about the Messiah as David's Lord, his warning against scribal hypocrisy, and his commendation of the poor widow's whole-life offering.

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18Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him:

19“Teacher, 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.

20Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died, leaving no children.

21Then the second one married the widow, but he also died and left no children. And the third did likewise.

22In this way, none of the seven left any children. And last of all, the woman died.

23In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.”

24Jesus said to them, “Aren’t you mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?

25When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.

26But concerning the dead rising, have you not read about the burning bush in the Book of Moses, how God told him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?

27He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!”

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References and Original Words

Verse 18

Original words

ThenΚαὶG2532Conjunctionthe SadduceesΣαδδουκαῖοιG4523Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralwhoοἵτινεςG3748Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine PluralsayλέγουσινG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralthere isεἶναιG1510Verb - Present Infinitive ActivenoμὴG3361AdverbresurrectionἀνάστασινG386Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularcameἔρχονταιG2064Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person PluraltoπρὸςG4314Preposition[Jesus]αὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionquestionedἐπηρώτωνG1905Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular-λέγοντεςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Verse 19

Original words

TeacherΔιδάσκαλεG1320Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularMosesΜωϋσῆςG3475Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularwroteἔγραψενG1125Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularfor usἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person PluralthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionifἐάνG1437Conjunctiona man’sτινοςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine SingularbrotherἀδελφὸςG80Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulardiesἀποθάνῃG599Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionleavesκαταλίπῃG2641Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singulara wifeγυναῖκαG1135Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularbutκαὶG2532ConjunctionnoμὴG3361Adverb-ἀφῇG863Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularchildrenτέκνονG5043Noun - Accusative Neuter 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 SingularwidowγυναῖκαG1135Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionraise upἐξαναστήσῃG1817Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularoffspringσπέρμαG4690Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularforτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singular-αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular[him]ἀδελφῷG80Noun - Dative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Deuteronomy 25:5
Verse 20

Original words

[Now] there wereἦσανG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralsevenἑπτὰG2033Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralbrothersἀδελφοὶG80Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural-καὶG2532ConjunctionTheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularfirst [one]πρῶτοςG4413Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularmarriedἔλαβενG2983Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .γυναῖκαG1135Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiondiedἀποθνῄσκωνG599Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularleavingἀφῆκενG863Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnoοὐκG3756AdverbchildrenσπέρμαG4690Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Verse 21

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ThenκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularsecond [one]δεύτεροςG1208Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularmarriedἔλαβενG2983Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[the widow]αὐτήνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular[but] he also diedκαὶG2532Conjunction. . .ἀπέθανενG599Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[and] leftκαταλιπὼνG2641Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularnoμὴG3361AdverbchildrenσπέρμαG4690Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularAndκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularthird [did]τρίτοςG5154Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularlikewiseὡσαύτωςG5615Adverb
Verse 22

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In this wayκαὶG2532ConjunctionnoneοὐκG3756Adverbof theοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralsevenἑπτὰG2033Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralleftἀφῆκανG863Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural[any] childrenσπέρμαG4690Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularAndκαὶG2532ConjunctionlastἔσχατονG2078Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singularof allπάντωνG3956Adjective - Genitive Neuter PluraltheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularwomanγυνὴG1135Noun - Nominative Feminine SingulardiedἀπέθανενG599Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 23

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InἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularresurrectionἀναστάσειG386Noun - Dative Feminine Singular[then]ὅτανG3752Conjunction. . .ἀναστῶσινG450Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person PluralwhoseτίνοςG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular. . .αὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralwifeγυνήG1135Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularwill she beἔσταιG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularForγὰρG1063Conjunction[all]οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralsevenἑπτὰG2033Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralwereἔσχονG2192Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralmarriedγυναῖκαG1135Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularto herαὐτὴνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

  • Literally In the resurrection, when they rise,
Verse 24

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-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularsaidἜφηG5346Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto themαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralvvvτοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularAren’t you mistakenπλανᾶσθεG4105Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural. . .ΟὐG3756AdverbbecauseδιὰG1223PrepositionvvvμὴG3361Adverbyou do not knowεἰδότεςG1492Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluraltheτὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralScripturesγραφὰςG1124Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural[or]μηδὲG3366ConjunctiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularpowerδύναμινG1411Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 25

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-γὰρG1063ConjunctionWhenὅτανG3752Conjunctionthe dead riseἀναστῶσινG450Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural. . .ἐκG1537Preposition. . .νεκρῶνG3498Adjective - Genitive Masculine PluralvvvοὔτεG3777Conjunctionthey will neither marryγαμοῦσινG1060Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralnorοὔτεG3777Conjunctionbe given in marriageγαμίζονταιG1061Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person PluralInsteadἀλλ’G235Conjunctionthey will beεἰσὶνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PlurallikeὡςG5613Adverb[the] angelsἄγγελοιG32Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralinἐνG1722Preposition-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralheavenοὐρανοῖςG3772Noun - Dative Masculine Plural
Verse 26

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ButδὲG1161ConjunctionconcerningΠερὶG4012PrepositiontheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluraldeadνεκρῶνG3498Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural-ὅτιG3754ConjunctionrisingἐγείρονταιG1453Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person PluralvvvοὐκG3756Adverbhave you not readἀνέγνωτεG314Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralaboutἐπὶG1909PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singular[burning] bushΒάτουG942Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularBookβίβλῳG976Noun - Dative Feminine Singularof MosesΜωϋσέωςG3475Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularhowπῶςG4459Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulartoldεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularhimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular-λέγωνG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularI [am]ἘγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof AbrahamἈβραὰμG11Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof IsaacἸσαὰκG2464Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof JacobἸακώβG2384Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Exodus 3:6
Verse 27

Original words

He isἔστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnotοὐκG3756Adverb[the] GodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof [the] deadνεκρῶνG3498Adjective - Genitive Masculine PluralbutἀλλὰG235Conjunctionof [the] livingζώντωνG2198Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine PluralvvvπολὺG4183Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularYou are badly mistakenπλανᾶσθεG4105Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural

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