Mark 12:18

Revised Standard Version

And Sad'ducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection; and they asked him a question, saying,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him and questioned him:

King James Version (1611)
Then come vnto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection, and they asked him, saying,

King James Version
Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,

English Standard Version
And Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection. And they asked him a question, saying,

New American Standard Bible
Some Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection) came to Jesus, and began questioning Him, saying,

New Century Version
Then some Sadducees came to Jesus and asked him a question. (Sadducees believed that people would not rise from the dead.)

Amplified Bible
Some Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection) came to Him, and began questioning Him, saying,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Some Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection) came to Jesus, and began questioning Him, saying,

Legacy Standard Bible
Then some Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection) *came to Jesus, and began questioning Him, saying,

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

Contemporary English Version
The Sadducees did not believe that people would rise to life after death. So some of them came to Jesus and said:

Complete Jewish Bible
Then some Tz'dukim came to him. They are the ones who say there is no such thing as resurrection, so they put to him a sh'eilah:

Darby Translation
And Sadducees come to him, that say there is no resurrection; and they demanded of him saying,

Easy-to-Read Version
Then some Sadducees came to Jesus. (Sadducees believe that no one will rise from death.) They asked him a question:

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then came the Sadduces vnto him, (which say, there is no resurrection) & they asked him, saying,

George Lamsa Translation
Then the Sadducees came to him, those who say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,

Good News Translation
Then some Sadducees, who say that people will not rise from death, came to Jesus and said,

Lexham English Bible
And Sadducees—who say there is no resurrection—came up to him and began to ask him, saying,

Literal Translation
And Sadducees came to Him, who say there is no resurrection. And they questioned Him, saying,

American Standard Version
And there come unto him Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,

Bible in Basic English
And there came to him Sadducees, who say there is no coming back from the dead; and they put a question to him, saying,

Hebrew Names Version
There came to him Tzedukim, who say that there is no resurrection. They asked him, saying,

International Standard Version
Then some Sadducees, who claim there is no resurrection, came to Jesushim">[fn] and asked him,Matthew 22:23; Luke 20:27; Acts 23:8;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
AND the Zadukoyee came to him, those who say that (there is) no resurrection; and they questioned him, saying,

Murdock Translation
Then came to him Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection; and they asked him, and said:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
There came also vnto hym, the Saducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and they asked hym, saying:

English Revised Version
And there come unto him Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,

World English Bible
There came to him Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection. They asked him, saying,

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Then come to him the Saducees, who say there is no resurrection, and they asked him,

Weymouth's New Testament
Then came to Him a party of Sadducees, a sect which denies that there is any Resurrection; and they proceeded to question Him.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei wondriden of hym. And Saduces, that seien that ther is no ressurreccioun, camen to hym, and axeden hym,

Update Bible Version
And there come to him Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,

Webster's Bible Translation
Then come to him the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,

New English Translation
Sadducees (who say there is no resurrection) also came to him and asked him,

New King James Version
Matthew 22:23-33; Luke 20:27-40">[xr] Then some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Him; and they asked Him, saying:

New Living Translation
Then Jesus was approached by some Sadducees—religious leaders who say there is no resurrection from the dead. They posed this question:

New Life Bible
Some people from the religious group who believe no one will be raised from the dead came to Jesus. They asked Him,

New Revised Standard
Some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him and asked him a question, saying,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And there come Sadducees unto him, - who, indeed say - Resurrection, there is none! and they were questioning him, saying -

Douay-Rheims Bible
And there came to him the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection. And they asked him, saying:

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Then came the Saduces vnto him which saye ther is no resurreccion. And they axed hym sayinge:

Young's Literal Translation
And the Sadducees come unto him, who say there is not a rising again, and they questioned him, saying,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then came vnto him the Saduces (which holde that there is no resurreccion) these axed him, and sayde:

Mace New Testament (1729)
Then the Saducees, who deny the resurrection, came and asked him,

THE MESSAGE
Some Sadducees, the party that denies any possibility of resurrection, came up and asked, "Teacher, Moses wrote that if a man dies and leaves a wife but no child, his brother is obligated to marry the widow and have children. Well, there once were seven brothers. The first took a wife. He died childless. The second married her. He died, and still no child. The same with the third. All seven took their turn, but no child. Finally the wife died. When they are raised at the resurrection, whose wife is she? All seven were her husband."

Simplified Cowboy Version
Some Sadducees (religious politicians who didn't believe in life after death—meaning they tried to get as much out of this life as they could) took their turn trying to trap Jesus.

Contextual Overview

¹⁸ And Sad'ducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection; and they asked him a question, saying, ¹⁹ "Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife, but leaves no child, the man must take the wife, and raise up children for his brother. ²⁰ There were seven brothers; the first took a wife, and when he died left no children; ²¹ and the second took her, and died, leaving no children; and the third likewise; ²² and the seven left no children. Last of all the woman also died. ²³ In the resurrection whose wife will she be? For the seven had her as wife." ²⁴ Jesus said to them, "Is not this why you are wrong, that you know neither the scriptures nor the power of God? ²⁵ For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. ²⁶ And as for the dead being raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God said to him, 'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? ²⁷ He is not God of the dead, but of the living; you are quite wrong."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

come: Matthew 22:23-33, Luke 20:27-40

say: Acts 4:1, Acts 4:2, Acts 23:6-9, 1 Corinthians 15:13-18, 2 Timothy 2:18

Reciprocal: Proverbs 24:26 - shall Matthew 3:7 - the Pharisees Matthew 16:1 - Sadducees Acts 23:8 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 3:13
Then the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this that you have done?" The woman said, "The serpent beguiled me, and I ate."

Genesis 4:10
And the LORD said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the ground.

Genesis 12:9
And Abram journeyed on, still going toward the Negeb.

Genesis 12:10
Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was severe in the land.

Genesis 12:11
When he was about to enter Egypt, he said to Sar'ai his wife, "I know that you are a woman beautiful to behold;

Genesis 31:26
And Laban said to Jacob, "What have you done, that you have cheated me, and carried away my daughters like captives of the sword?

Genesis 44:15
Joseph said to them, "What deed is this that you have done? Do you not know that such a man as I can indeed divine?"

Exodus 32:21
And Moses said to Aaron, "What did this people do to you that you have brought a great sin upon them?"

Joshua 7:19
Then Joshua said to Achan, "My son, give glory to the LORD God of Israel, and render praise to him; and tell me now what you have done; do not hide it from me."

1 Samuel 14:43
Then Saul said to Jonathan, "Tell me what you have done." And Jonathan told him, "I tasted a little honey with the tip of the staff that was in my hand; here I am, I will die."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then came unto him the Sadducees,.... The same day, immediately after he had silenced the Pharisees and Herodians: these were a set of men distinct from the former, in some of their sentiments, especially in their religions ones, and particularly in the following:

which say there is no resurrection: of the dead, in a literal sense, either general or particular; :-;

and they asked him, saying; as in the next verse.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this passage fully explained in the notes at Matthew 22:23-33.

Mark 12:25

Are as the angels - That is, as the angels in respect to connections and relations. What those connections and relations may be we know not, but this passage teaches that the special relation of “marriage” will not exist. It does not affirm, however, that there will be no recollection of former marriages, or no recognition of each other as having existed in this tender relation.

Mark 12:26

How in the bush - At the burning bush. See Exodus 3:16. The meaning is, “in that part of the book of Exodus which contains the account of the burning bush. When there were no chapters and verses, it was the easiest way of quoting a book of the Old Testament “by the subject,” and in this way it was often done by the Jews.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 18. See this question, concerning the resurrection, explained in detail on Matthew 22:23-32.