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Luke 20
²⁶ So they failed to trap him by what he said in front of the people. Instead, they were amazed by his answer, and they became silent.
²⁷ Then Jesus was approached by some Sadducees—religious leaders who say there is no resurrection from the dead.
²⁸ They posed this question: “Teacher, Moses gave us a law that if a man dies, leaving a wife but no children, his brother should marry the widow and have a child who will carry on the brother’s name.
²⁹ Well, suppose there were seven brothers. The oldest one married and then died without children.
³⁰ So the second brother married the widow, but he also died.
³¹ Then the third brother married her. This continued with all seven of them, who died without children.
³² Finally, the woman also died.
³³ So tell us, whose wife will she be in the resurrection? For all seven were married to her!”
³⁴ Jesus replied, “Marriage is for people here on earth.
³⁵ But in the age to come, those worthy of being raised from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage.
³⁶ And they will never die again. In this respect they will be like angels. They are children of God and children of the resurrection.