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.

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23That 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.

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

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

27And last of all, the woman died.

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

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

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

31But 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.”

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

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References and Original Words

Verse 23

Original words

-ἘνG1722PrepositionThatἐκείνῃG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular[same]τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingulardayἡμέρᾳG2250Noun - Dative Feminine Singular[the] SadduceesΣαδδουκαῖοιG4523Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralwho sayλέγοντεςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralthere isεἶναιG1510Verb - Present Infinitive ActivenoμὴG3361AdverbresurrectionἀνάστασινG386Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularcameπροσῆλθονG4334Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralto [Jesus]αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionquestionedἐπηρώτησανG1905Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 24

Original words

TeacherΔιδάσκαλεG1320Noun - Vocative Masculine Singularthey saidλέγοντεςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralMosesΜωϋσῆςG3475Noun - Nominative Masculine Singulardeclared thatεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularifἘάνG1437Conjunctiona manτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingulardiesἀποθάνῃG599Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularwithoutμὴG3361AdverbhavingἔχωνG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularchildrenτέκναG5043Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularbrotherἀδελφὸςG80Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularis to marryἐπιγαμβρεύσειG1918Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingulartheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularwidowγυναῖκαG1135Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionraise upἀναστήσειG450Verb - Future Indicative 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 25

Original words

NowδὲG1161Conjunctionthere wereἦσανG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralsevenἑπτὰG2033Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralbrothersἀδελφοίG80Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralamongπαρ’G3844PrepositionusἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural-καὶG2532ConjunctionTheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularfirst [one]πρῶτοςG4413Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularmarriedγήμαςG1060Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiondiedἐτελεύτησενG5053Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularwithoutμὴG3361AdverbhavingἔχωνG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularchildrenσπέρμαG4690Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular[So] he leftἀφῆκενG863Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularwifeγυναῖκαG1135Noun - Accusative Feminine SingulartoτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularbrotherἀδελφῷG80Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Verse 26

Original words

The same thing happened toὁμοίωςG3668Adverb. . .καὶG2532ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularsecondδεύτεροςG1208Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularthird [brothers]τρίτοςG5154Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singulardown toἕωςG2193PrepositiontheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralseventhἑπτάG2033Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 27

Original words

AndδὲG1161ConjunctionlastὕστερονG5305Adverbof allπάντωνG3956Adjective - Genitive Neuter PluraltheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularwomanγυνήG1135Noun - Nominative Feminine SingulardiedἀπέθανενG599Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 28

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InἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularresurrectionἀναστάσειG386Noun - Dative Feminine SingularthenοὖνG3767ConjunctionwhoseτίνοςG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine SingularwifeγυνήG1135Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularwill she beἔσταιG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singularof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralsevenἑπτὰG2033Adjective - Genitive Masculine PluralForγὰρG1063Conjunctionall of themπάντεςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralwere marriedἔσχονG2192Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralto herαὐτήνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 29

Original words

-δὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularansweredἈποκριθεὶςG611Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular-εἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralYou are mistaken [because]ΠλανᾶσθεG4105Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person PluralvvvμὴG3361Adverbyou do not knowεἰδότεςG1492Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluraltheτὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralScripturesγραφὰςG1124Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralorμηδὲG3366ConjunctiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularpowerδύναμινG1411Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 30

Original words

-γὰρG1063ConjunctionInἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularresurrectionἀναστάσειG386Noun - Dative Feminine SingularvvvοὔτεG3777Conjunction[people] will neither marryγαμοῦσινG1060Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralnorοὔτεG3777Conjunctionbe given in marriageγαμίζονταιG1061Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person PluralInsteadἀλλ’G235Conjunctionthey will beεἰσινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PlurallikeὡςG5613Adverb[the] angelsἄγγελοιG32Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralinἐνG1722Preposition-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularheavenοὐρανῷG3772Noun - Dative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

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

Original words

ButδὲG1161ConjunctionconcerningπερὶG4012PrepositiontheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularresurrectionἀναστάσεωςG386Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluraldeadνεκρῶνG3498Adjective - Genitive Masculine PluralvvvοὐκG3756Adverbhave you not readἀνέγνωτεG314Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralwhatτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singular-ὑπὸG5259Preposition-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularGodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularsaidῥηθὲνG2046Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Accusative Neuter Singularto youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural-λέγοντοςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 32

Original words

IἘγώG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularamεἰμιG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 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 SingularHe isἔστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnotοὐκG3756AdverbtheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof [the] deadνεκρῶνG3498Adjective - Genitive Masculine PluralbutἀλλὰG235Conjunctionof [the] livingζώντωνG2198Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural

BSB notes

  • Exodus 3:6
Verse 33

Original words

WhenΚαὶG2532ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralcrowdsὄχλοιG3793Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralheard [this]ἀκούσαντεςG191Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralthey were astonishedἐξεπλήσσοντοG1605Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person PluralatἐπὶG1909PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularteachingδιδαχῇG1322Noun - Dative Feminine Singular

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