23 Sel päeval tuli Tema juure sadusere, kes ütlevad, et ülestõusmist ei olegi, ja küsisid Talt:

24 „Õpetaja, Mooses on ütelnud: Kui keegi sureb lasteta, peab ta vend abielluma ta naisega ja soetama oma vennale järglase.

25 Meie juures oli seitse venda. Esimene abiellus ja suri, ja et tal ei olnud järglast, jättis ta oma naise oma vennale.

26 Nõndasamuti ka teine ja kolmas kuni seitsmendani.

27 Kõige viimaks suri ka naine.

28 Ent ülestõusmises, kelle naiseks ta jääb nende seitsme seast, sest ta on kõikidel olnud?"

29 Aga Jeesus kostis ning ütles neile: „Eksite, sest te ei mõista Kirja ega Jumala väge!

30 Sest ülestõusmises ei võeta naisi ega minda mehele, vaid ollakse kui Jumala Inglid taevas.

31 Aga kas te ei ole surnute ülestõusmisest lugenud, mis Jumal teile on ütelnud:

32 Mina olen Aabrahami Jumal ja Iisaki Jumal ja Jaakobi Jumal. Jumal ei ole mitte surnute, vaid on elavate Jumal!"

33 Ja kui rahvas seda kuulis, hämmastus ta Tema õpetusest.

24 saying, Teacher, Moses said, If any one die, not having children, his brother shall marry his wife and shall raise up seed to his brother.

25 Now there were with us seven brethren; and the first having married died, and not having seed, left his wife to his brother.

26 In like manner also the second and the third, unto the seven.

27 And last of all the woman also died.

28 In the resurrection therefore of which of the seven shall she be wife, for all had her?

29 And Jesus answering said to them, Ye err, not knowing the scriptures nor the power of God.

30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are as angels of God in heaven.

31 Quanto à ressurreição dos mortos, não lestes o que Deus vos disse:

32 Eu sou o Deus de Abraão, o Deus de Isaac e o Deus de Jacó {Ex 3,6}? Ora, ele não é Deus dos mortos, mas Deus dos vivos.

33 E, ouvindo esta doutrina, as turbas se enchiam de grande admiração.