27 Then some from the Saddoukaios (Sadducee) sect came. They claim there’s no resurrection,[ref] and they asked Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus), 28 “Teacher, Mosheh (Moses) wrote for us that if anyone’s married brother should die childless, then the surviving brother should take in the widow so they can produce children in the deceased brother’s name.[ref] 29 Once there were seven brothers, and the first one had a wife, but died without having children. 30 Then the second brother 31 and the third took her, right through to the seventh, and without leaving any children, they all eventually died. 32 Finally, the woman also died. 33 So when they’re resurrected, which brother will she be the wife of? After all, all seven had her as their wife.”

34 Yeshua answered them, “This generation get engaged and married, 35 but in the next age, those who are considered worthy to be brought back to life from the dead won’t get engaged or marry, 36 because they can’t die again, but rather they’re like God’s messengers and are God’s children, being children of the resurrection. 37 But about the dead being raised, Mosheh (Moses) revealed it at the burning thorn bush when he called Yahweh the god of Avraham and of Yitshak (Isaac) and of Ya’akov (Jacob),[ref] 38 and God is not the god of the dead, but of the living, because to him, everyone is living.”

39 “Teacher, you answered well,” some of the religious teachers affirmed, 40 and no one dared to ask him anything else after that.

18 Another time, members of the Saddoukaios (Sadducee) sect (which says that there’s no resurrection),[ref] came to Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) and asked, 19 “Teacher, Mosheh (Moses) wrote that if a man’s married brother should die before his wife without having any children, then his brother should marry her to produce descendants in his brother’s name.[ref] 20 Now what if there were seven brothers and the first one got married and died childless. 21 So then the second brother took her in, but again died childless, and then too the third. 22 Eventually all seven brothers died childless, and finally the woman also died. 23 Now, at the resurrection of the dead, which brother will she be the wife of, because at some point, she was married to each of the seven of them?”

24 “Actually you’re all quite wrong,” Yeshua answered, “because you ignore the scriptures and also because you haven’t experienced God’s power. 25 When the dead do come back to life, they won’t be getting engaged or married, but will be like the messengers in the heavens. 26 But as for the state of those who’ve died, didn’t you all read in the scriptures about Mosheh when God spoke to him in front of the burning thorn bush and said, ‘I am the god of Avraham and the god of Yitshak (Isaac) and the god of Ya’akov’ (Jacob)?[ref] 27 So God is not the god of the dead, but of the living. You Saddoukaios (Sadducees) are very wrong!”

23 On the same day, some people from the Saddoukaios (Sadducee) sect (who claim people won’t rise back to life after dying)[ref] approached Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) and asked, 24 “Teacher, Mosheh (Moses) wrote that if a married man dies childless, his brother should marry the widow and in that way raise children for his deceased brother.[ref] 25 Well, there were seven brothers amongst us, and the first one got married and then died childless. So his brother married the widow. 26 The same happened for the second brother, and the third, all the way to the seventh. 27 Finally the woman died. 28 Now then, if people rise back to life, which of the brothers will she be the wife of, since they were all married to her?”

29 “You’ve got it wrong,” Yeshua answered, “because you don’t understand either the scriptures or God’s power. 30 When people come back to life, there’ll be no marrying or getting engaged, because they’ll be like the messengers in heaven. 31 But as for coming back to life after dying, isn’t it written in the scriptures that God said, 32 ‘I am Avraham’s god and Yitshak’s (Isaac) god and Ya’akov’s (Jacob) god’?[ref] God isn’t the god of dead people, but of living ones.”

33 When the crowds heard his answer, they were amazed at his teaching.