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Wycliffe Bible
Luke 20:34
And Jhesus seide to hem, Sones of this world wedden, and ben youun to weddyngis;
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Christian Standard Bible®
Jesus told them, “The children of this age
Jesus told them, “The children of this age
King James Version (1611)
And Iesus answering, said vnto them, The children of this world, marrie, and are giuen in marriage:
And Iesus answering, said vnto them, The children of this world, marrie, and are giuen in marriage:
King James Version
And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:
And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:
English Standard Version
And Jesus said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage,
And Jesus said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage,
New American Standard Bible
Jesus said to them, "The sons of this age marry and the women are given in marriage,
Jesus said to them, "The sons of this age marry and the women are given in marriage,
New Century Version
Jesus said to them, "On earth, people marry and are given to someone to marry.
Jesus said to them, "On earth, people marry and are given to someone to marry.
Amplified Bible
Jesus said to them, "The sons of this [world and present] age marry and [the women] are given in marriage;
Jesus said to them, "The sons of this [world and present] age marry and [the women] are given in marriage;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Jesus said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage,
Jesus said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage,
Legacy Standard Bible
And Jesus said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage,
And Jesus said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage,
Berean Standard Bible
Jesus answered, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage.
Jesus answered, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage.
Contemporary English Version
Jesus answered: The people in this world get married.
Jesus answered: The people in this world get married.
Complete Jewish Bible
Yeshua said to them, "In this age, men and women marry;
Yeshua said to them, "In this age, men and women marry;
Darby Translation
And Jesus said to them, The sons of this world marry and are given in marriage,
And Jesus said to them, The sons of this world marry and are given in marriage,
Easy-to-Read Version
Jesus said to the Sadducees, "On earth, people marry each other.
Jesus said to the Sadducees, "On earth, people marry each other.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Iesus answered, and sayd vnto them, The children of this world marry wiues, and are married.
Then Iesus answered, and sayd vnto them, The children of this world marry wiues, and are married.
George Lamsa Translation
Jesus said to them, The sons of this world marry women, and women are given to men in marriage.
Jesus said to them, The sons of this world marry women, and women are given to men in marriage.
Good News Translation
Jesus answered them, "The men and women of this age marry,
Jesus answered them, "The men and women of this age marry,
Lexham English Bible
And Jesus said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage,
And Jesus said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage,
Literal Translation
And answering, Jesus said to them, The sons of this world marry and are given in marriage.
And answering, Jesus said to them, The sons of this world marry and are given in marriage.
American Standard Version
And Jesus said unto them, The sons of this world marry, and are given in marriage:
And Jesus said unto them, The sons of this world marry, and are given in marriage:
Bible in Basic English
And Jesus said to them, The sons of this world are married and have wives;
And Jesus said to them, The sons of this world are married and have wives;
Hebrew Names Version
Yeshua said to them, "The sons of this age marry, and are given in marriage.
Yeshua said to them, "The sons of this age marry, and are given in marriage.
International Standard Version
Jesus said to them, "Those who belong to this age marry and are married,
Jesus said to them, "Those who belong to this age marry and are married,
Etheridge Translation
Jeshu saith to them, The sons of this world take wives, and women become (the wives) of men:
Jeshu saith to them, The sons of this world take wives, and women become (the wives) of men:
Murdock Translation
Jesus said to them: The children of this world take wives, and wives are given to husbands.
Jesus said to them: The children of this world take wives, and wives are given to husbands.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Iesus aunswered and saide vnto the: The chyldren of this worlde marrye wyues, and are marryed:
Iesus aunswered and saide vnto the: The chyldren of this worlde marrye wyues, and are marryed:
English Revised Version
And Jesus said unto them, The sons of this world marry, and are given in marriage:
And Jesus said unto them, The sons of this world marry, and are given in marriage:
World English Bible
Jesus said to them, "The sons of this age marry, and are given in marriage.
Jesus said to them, "The sons of this age marry, and are given in marriage.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And Jesus answering said to them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage.
And Jesus answering said to them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage.
Weymouth's New Testament
"The men of this age," replied Jesus, "marry, and the women are given in marriage.
"The men of this age," replied Jesus, "marry, and the women are given in marriage.
Update Bible Version
And Jesus said to them, The sons of this world marry, and are given in marriage:
And Jesus said to them, The sons of this world marry, and are given in marriage:
Webster's Bible Translation
And Jesus answering, said to them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:
And Jesus answering, said to them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:
New English Translation
So Jesus said to them, "The people of this age marry and are given in marriage.
So Jesus said to them, "The people of this age marry and are given in marriage.
New King James Version
Jesus answered and said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage.
Jesus answered and said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage.
New Living Translation
Jesus replied, "Marriage is for people here on earth.
Jesus replied, "Marriage is for people here on earth.
New Life Bible
Jesus said to them, "People of this earth marry and are given in marriage.
Jesus said to them, "People of this earth marry and are given in marriage.
New Revised Standard
Jesus said to them, "Those who belong to this age marry and are given in marriage;
Jesus said to them, "Those who belong to this age marry and are given in marriage;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Jesus said unto them - The sons of this age, marry, and are given in marriage, -
And Jesus said unto them - The sons of this age, marry, and are given in marriage, -
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Jesus said to them: The children of this world marry and are given in marriage:
And Jesus said to them: The children of this world marry and are given in marriage:
Revised Standard Version
And Jesus said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage;
And Jesus said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage;
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Iesus answered and sayde vnto them. The chyldre of this worlde mary wyves and are maryed
Iesus answered and sayde vnto them. The chyldre of this worlde mary wyves and are maryed
Young's Literal Translation
And Jesus answering said to them, `The sons of this age do marry and are given in marriage,
And Jesus answering said to them, `The sons of this age do marry and are given in marriage,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Iesus answered and saide vnto them: The childre of this worlde mary, & are maried,
And Iesus answered and saide vnto them: The childre of this worlde mary, & are maried,
Mace New Testament (1729)
Jesus answered, in this life men and women marry.
Jesus answered, in this life men and women marry.
THE MESSAGE
Jesus said, "Marriage is a major preoccupation here, but not there. Those who are included in the resurrection of the dead will no longer be concerned with marriage nor, of course, with death. They will have better things to think about, if you can believe it. All ecstasies and intimacies then will be with God. Even Moses exclaimed about resurrection at the burning bush, saying, ‘God: God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Jacob!' God isn't the God of dead men, but of the living. To him all are alive."
Jesus said, "Marriage is a major preoccupation here, but not there. Those who are included in the resurrection of the dead will no longer be concerned with marriage nor, of course, with death. They will have better things to think about, if you can believe it. All ecstasies and intimacies then will be with God. Even Moses exclaimed about resurrection at the burning bush, saying, ‘God: God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Jacob!' God isn't the God of dead men, but of the living. To him all are alive."
Simplified Cowboy Version
Jesus said, "Marriage is just for down here.
Jesus said, "Marriage is just for down here.
Contextual Overview
27 Summe of the Saduceis, that denyeden the ayenrisyng fro deeth to lijf, camen, and axiden hym, 28 and seiden, Maister, Moises wroot to vs, if the brother of ony man haue a wijf, and be deed, and he was with outen eiris, that his brothir take his wijf, and reise seed to his brother. 29 And so there weren seuene britheren. The firste took a wijf, and is deed with outen eiris; 30 and the brothir suynge took hir, and he is deed with outen sone; 31 and the thridde took hir; also and alle seuene, and leften not seed, but ben deed; 32 and the laste of alle the womman is deed. 33 Therfor in the `risyng ayen, whos wijf of hem schal sche be? for seuene hadden hir to wijf. 34 And Jhesus seide to hem, Sones of this world wedden, and ben youun to weddyngis; 35 but thei that schulen be had worthi of that world, and of the `risyng ayen fro deeth, nethir ben wedded, 36 nethir wedden wyues, nethir schulen mowe die more; for thei ben euen with aungels, and ben the sones of God, sithen thei ben the sones of `risyng ayen fro deeth.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
The children: Luke 16:8
marry: Luke 17:27, 1 Corinthians 7:2-16, Ephesians 5:31, Hebrews 13:4
Reciprocal: Matthew 22:30 - in the
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Jesus answering, said unto them,.... After he had observed that their error arose from ignorance of the Scriptures, and the power of God:
the children of this world marry, and are given in marriage that is, such who live in this world, in the present mortal and imperfect state, being mortal men, and die, and leave their estates and possessions: these marry, and have wives given them in marriage; and it is very right, and fit, that so it should be, in order to keep up a succession of men, and that they may have heirs to enjoy their substance when they are gone.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
See this explained in the Matthew 22:15-33 notes, and Mark 12:13-27 notes.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 34. The children of this world — Men and women in their present state of mortality and probation; procreation being necessary to restore the waste made by death, and to keep up the population of the earth.
