Mark 12:18

Marriage at the Resurrection

18 Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question.

Mark 12:18 in Other Translations

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

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

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

18 Some Sadducees, the party that denies any possibility of resurrection, came up and asked,

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

18 Some Sadducees, who say that people will never come back to life, came to Jesus. They asked him,

18 Some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Him and questioned Him:

18 The Sadducees came to Jesus with a question. They do not believe that people rise from the dead.

Mark 12:18 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 12:18

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; (See Gill on Matthew 22:23);

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

Mark 12:18 In-Context

16 They brought the coin, and he asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?”“Caesar’s,” they replied.

17 Then Jesus said to them, “Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.”And they were amazed at him.

18 Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question.

19 “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.

20 Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died without leaving any children.

Cross References

• 1. S Acts 4:1
• 2. Acts 23:8; 1 Corinthians 15:12