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OET (OET-RV) so God is not the god of the dead, but of the living, because to him everyone is living.”
OET-LV And god is not of_the_dead, but of_the_living, because/for to_him all are_living.
SR-GNT ˚Θεὸς δὲ οὐκ ἔστιν νεκρῶν, ἀλλὰ ζώντων, πάντες γὰρ αὐτῷ ζῶσιν.” ‡
(˚Theos de ouk estin nekrōn, alla zōntōn, pantes gar autōi zōsin.”)
Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT And he is not a God of the dead, but of the living, for all are alive to him.”
UST After all, he is not the God of people who are dead. He is the God of people who are alive, because to God, everyone remains alive even after they die.”
BSB He is not [the] God of [the] dead, but of [the] living, for to Him all are alive.”
MSB (Same as BSB above)
BLB Now He is not God of the dead, but of the living; for all live to Him."
AICNT [Now][fn] He is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to him.”
20:38, Now: Absent from some manuscripts. D(05)
OEB Now he is not God of dead people, but of living. For in his sight all are alive.’
WEBBE Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for all are alive to him.”
WMBB (Same as above)
NET Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live before him.”
LSV and He is not a God of dead men, but of living, for all live to Him.”
FBV He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him they all are alive.”
TCNT He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive.”
T4T It is not dead people who worship God. It is living people who worship him. Abraham, Isaac and Jacob died long before Moses lived, but God said that they were still worshipping him, so we(inc) know their spirits were still alive! All people whose spirits are alive again after they die continue to live to honor God!”
LEB No LEB LUKE book available
BBE Now he is not the God of the dead but of the living: for all men are living to him.
Moff No Moff LUKE book available
Wymth He is not a God of dead, but of living men, for to Him are all living."
ASV Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.
DRA For he is not the God of the dead, but of the living: for all live to him.
YLT and He is not a God of dead men, but of living, for all live to Him.'
Drby but he is not [fn]God of [the] dead but of [the] living; for all live for him.
20.38 Elohim
RV Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.
SLT And he is not God of the dead, but of the living: for all live to him.
Wbstr For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live to him.
KJB-1769 For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.
KJB-1611 For he is not a God of the dead, but of the liuing for all liue vnto him.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
Bshps No Bshps LUKE book available
Gnva For he is not the God of the dead, but of them which liue: for all liue vnto him.
(For he is not the God of the dead, but of them which live: for all live unto him. )
Cvdl No Cvdl LUKE book available
TNT For he is not the God of the deed but of them which live. For all live in him.
Wycl No Wycl LUKE book available
Luth No Luth LUKE book available
ClVg Deus autem non est mortuorum, sed vivorum: omnes enim vivunt ei.
(God however not/no it_is deadrum, but I_liverum: everyone because they_live to_him. )
UGNT Θεὸς δὲ οὐκ ἔστιν νεκρῶν, ἀλλὰ ζώντων; πάντες γὰρ αὐτῷ ζῶσιν.
(Theos de ouk estin nekrōn, alla zōntōn; pantes gar autōi zōsin.)
SBL-GNT θεὸς δὲ οὐκ ἔστιν νεκρῶν ἀλλὰ ζώντων, πάντες γὰρ αὐτῷ ζῶσιν.
(theos de ouk estin nekrōn alla zōntōn, pantes gar autōi zōsin.)
RP-GNT Θεὸς δὲ οὐκ ἔστιν νεκρῶν, ἀλλὰ ζώντων· πάντες γὰρ αὐτῷ ζῶσιν.
(Theos de ouk estin nekrōn, alla zōntōn; pantes gar autōi zōsin.)
TC-GNT Θεὸς δὲ οὐκ ἔστι νεκρῶν, ἀλλὰ ζώντων· πάντες γὰρ αὐτῷ ζῶσιν.
(Theos de ouk esti nekrōn, alla zōntōn; pantes gar autōi zōsin. )
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).
20:1-47 In this series of controversies between Jesus and the religious leaders of Jerusalem, they repeatedly questioned and challenged him, and he repeatedly outmatched them with his spiritual wisdom, insight, and authority.
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-time-background
δὲ
and
Jesus uses the word And to introduce a teaching about God that will help the Sadducees understand how God’s description of himself at the burning bush proves that God raises people from the dead. Alternate translation: [Now]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism
Θεὸς & οὐκ ἔστιν νεκρῶν, ἀλλὰ ζώντων
God & not is ˱of˲_˓the˒_dead but ˱of˲_˓the˒_living
The two phrases not … of the dead and of the living mean the same thing. Jesus is using repetition for emphasis. If your language does not use repetition in this way, you can express this idea with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [he is a God of living people only]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj
νεκρῶν
˱of˲_˓the˒_dead
Jesus is using the adjective dead as a noun in order to indicate a group of people. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this with an equivalent expression. Alternate translation: [of people who have died]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj
ζώντων
˱of˲_˓the˒_living
Jesus is using the adjective living as a noun in order to indicate a group of people. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this with an equivalent expression. Alternate translation: [of people who are alive] or [of people whom he has brought back to life]
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
πάντες γὰρ αὐτῷ ζῶσιν
all for ˱to˲_him ˓are˒_living
Interpreters understand this statement in various ways. One likely possibility is that Jesus is saying implicitly that after people die, while they are dead as far as other people are concerned, they are alive as far as God is concerned. That is because their spirits live on after death, and God is still able to relate to their spirits. Alternate translation: [because even after people die, God is still able to relate to them as living spirits]