Focused Passage

Matthew 22:23-33

The Wedding Banquet, the King’s Invitation, and the Messiah Who Is David’s Lord

Matthew moves from parabolic judgment against those who refuse the King’s Son, to warning against presumptuous attendance without proper response, to political testing over Caesar, to theological testing over resurrection, to legal testing over the greatest commandment, and finally to Jesus’ own question revealing that the Messiah is not merely David’s son but David’s Lord.

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

23 That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him.

24 “Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.

25 Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother.

26 The same thing happened to the second and third brothers, down to the seventh.

27 And last of all, the woman died.

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

29 Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.

30 In the resurrection, people will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.

31 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you:

32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”

33 When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.

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References and Original Words

Verse 23

Original words

- Ἐν G1722 Preposition That ἐκείνῃ G1565 Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular [same] τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular day ἡμέρᾳ G2250 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular [the] Sadducees Σαδδουκαῖοι G4523 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural who say λέγοντες G3004 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural there is εἶναι G1510 Verb - Present Infinitive Active no μὴ G3361 Adverb resurrection ἀνάστασιν G386 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular came προσῆλθον G4334 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural to [Jesus] αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction questioned ἐπηρώτησαν G1905 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Him αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 24

Original words

Teacher Διδάσκαλε G1320 Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular they said λέγοντες G3004 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Moses Μωϋσῆς G3475 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular declared that εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular if Ἐάν G1437 Conjunction a man τις G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular dies ἀποθάνῃ G599 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular without μὴ G3361 Adverb having ἔχων G2192 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular children τέκνα G5043 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular brother ἀδελφὸς G80 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular is to marry ἐπιγαμβρεύσει G1918 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular widow γυναῖκα G1135 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction raise up ἀναστήσει G450 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular offspring σπέρμα G4690 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular for τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular - αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular [him] ἀδελφῷ G80 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Deuteronomy 25:5
Verse 25

Original words

Now δὲ G1161 Conjunction there were ἦσαν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural seven ἑπτὰ G2033 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural brothers ἀδελφοί G80 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural among παρ’ G3844 Preposition us ἡμῖν G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural - καὶ G2532 Conjunction The G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular first [one] πρῶτος G4413 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular married γήμας G1060 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction died ἐτελεύτησεν G5053 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular without μὴ G3361 Adverb having ἔχων G2192 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular children σπέρμα G4690 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular [So] he left ἀφῆκεν G863 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular wife γυναῖκα G1135 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular to τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular brother ἀδελφῷ G80 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Verse 26

Original words

The same thing happened to ὁμοίως G3668 Adverb . . . καὶ G2532 Conjunction the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular second δεύτερος G1208 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular third [brothers] τρίτος G5154 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular down to ἕως G2193 Preposition the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural seventh ἑπτά G2033 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 27

Original words

And δὲ G1161 Conjunction last ὕστερον G5305 Adverb of all πάντων G3956 Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural the G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular woman γυνή G1135 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular died ἀπέθανεν G599 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 28

Original words

In ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular resurrection ἀναστάσει G386 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular then οὖν G3767 Conjunction whose τίνος G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular wife γυνή G1135 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular will she be ἔσται G1510 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular of the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural seven ἑπτὰ G2033 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural For γὰρ G1063 Conjunction all of them πάντες G3956 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural were married ἔσχον G2192 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural to her αὐτήν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 29

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular answered Ἀποκριθεὶς G611 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular - εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural You are mistaken [because] Πλανᾶσθε G4105 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural vvv μὴ G3361 Adverb you do not know εἰδότες G1492 Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural the τὰς G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Plural Scriptures γραφὰς G1124 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural or μηδὲ G3366 Conjunction the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular power δύναμιν G1411 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 30

Original words

- γὰρ G1063 Conjunction In ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular resurrection ἀναστάσει G386 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular vvv οὔτε G3777 Conjunction [people] will neither marry γαμοῦσιν G1060 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural nor οὔτε G3777 Conjunction be given in marriage γαμίζονται G1061 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural Instead ἀλλ’ G235 Conjunction they will be εἰσιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural like ὡς G5613 Adverb [the] angels ἄγγελοι G32 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural in ἐν G1722 Preposition - τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular heaven οὐρανῷ G3772 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • SBL, BYZ, and TR the angels of God
Verse 31

Original words

But δὲ G1161 Conjunction concerning περὶ G4012 Preposition the τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular resurrection ἀναστάσεως G386 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular of the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural dead νεκρῶν G3498 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural vvv οὐκ G3756 Adverb have you not read ἀνέγνωτε G314 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural what τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular - ὑπὸ G5259 Preposition - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular said ῥηθὲν G2046 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular to you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural - λέγοντος G3004 Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 32

Original words

I Ἐγώ G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular am εἰμι G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular God Θεὸς G2316 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular of Abraham Ἀβραὰμ G11 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular God Θεὸς G2316 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular of Isaac Ἰσαὰκ G2464 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular God Θεὸς G2316 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular of Jacob Ἰακώβ G2384 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular He is ἔστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular not οὐκ G3756 Adverb the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular God Θεὸς G2316 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular of [the] dead νεκρῶν G3498 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural but ἀλλὰ G235 Conjunction of [the] living ζώντων G2198 Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural

BSB notes

  • Exodus 3:6
Verse 33

Original words

When Καὶ G2532 Conjunction the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural crowds ὄχλοι G3793 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural heard [this] ἀκούσαντες G191 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural they were astonished ἐξεπλήσσοντο G1605 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural at ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular teaching διδαχῇ G1322 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular

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