20 27 Then some Sadducees came forward. They are the people who deny that there is a resurrection. Their question was this: 20 28 'Master, Moses laid it down for us that if there are brothers, and one dies leaving a wife but no child, then the next should marry the widow and carry on his brother's family. 20 29 Now, there were seven brothers: the first took a wife and died childless; 20 30 then the second married her, 20 31 then the third. In this way the seven of them died leaving no children. 20 32 Afterwards the woman also died. 20 33 At the resurrection whose wife is she to be, since all seven had married her?' 20 34 Jesus said to them, 'The men and women of this world marry; 20 35 but those who have been judged worthy of a place in the other world and of the resurrection from the dead, do not marry, 20 36 for they are not subject to death any longer. They are like angels; they are sons of God, because they share in the resurrection. 20 37 [ Ex.3.2-6. ] That the dead are raised to life again is shown by Moses himself in the story of the burning bush, when he calls the Lord, "the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob". 20 38 God is not God of the dead but of the living; for him all are alive.' Or: they are all. 20 39 At this some of the lawyers said, 'Well spoken, Master.' 20 40 For there was no further question that they ventured to put to him. - The Question about David's Son Lk.20.41-44 (Jerusalem)- Mt.22.41-46, Mk.12.35-37 | NEB Contents | notes
20 41 He said to them, 'How can they say that the Messiah is son of David? 20 42 [ Ps.110.1. ] For David himself says in the Book of Psalms: "The Lord said to my Lord, 'Sit at my right hand 20 43 until I make your enemies your footstool.' " 20 44 Thus David calls him "Lord"; how then can he be David's son?'
20 45 In the hearing of all the people Jesus said to his disciples: 20 46 'Beware of the doctors of the law who love to walk up and down in long robes, and have a great liking for respectful greetings in the street, the chief seats in our synagogues, and places of honour at feasts. 20 47 These are the men who eat up the property of widows, while they say long prayers for appearance' sake; and they will receive the severest sentence.'