Luke 20:20-47

²⁰So they watched Him, and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, in order that they might catch Him in some statement, so that they could deliver Him to the rule and the authority of the governor. ²¹They questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, we know that You speak and teach correctly, and You are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth. ²²Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?” ²³But He detected their trickery and said to them, ²⁴“Show Me a denarius. Whose likeness and inscription does it have?” They said, “Caesar’s.” ²⁵And He said to them, “Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” ²⁶And they were unable to catch Him in a saying in the presence of the people; and being amazed at His answer, they became silent.

Is There a Resurrection?

²⁷Now there came to Him some of the Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection), ²⁸and they questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies, having a wife, and he is childless, his brother should marry the wife and raise up children to his brother. ²⁹Now there were seven brothers; and the first took a wife and died childless; ³⁰and the second ³¹and the third married her; and in the same way all seven died, leaving no children. ³²Finally the woman died also. ³³In the resurrection therefore, which one’s wife will she be? For all seven had married her.”

³⁴Jesus said to them, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage, ³⁵but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage; ³⁶for they cannot even die anymore, because they are like angels, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection. ³⁷But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the passage about the burning bush, where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. ³⁸Now He is not the God of the dead but of the living; for all live to Him.” ³⁹Some of the scribes answered and said, “Teacher, You have spoken well.” ⁴⁰For they did not have courage to question Him any longer about anything.

⁴¹Then He said to them, “How is it that they say the Christ is David’s son? ⁴²For David himself says in the book of Psalms,

‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at My right hand,
⁴³Until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”’

⁴⁴Therefore David calls Him ‘Lord,’ and how is He his son?”

⁴⁵And while all the people were listening, He said to the disciples, ⁴⁶“Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love respectful greetings in the market places, and chief seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets, ⁴⁷who devour widows’ houses, and for appearance’s sake offer long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”