Bible Strands
Luke 20:27
Then some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to question Him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Some Sadducees approach Jesus immediately after His previous questioners fall silent following His answer. They initiate a direct challenge to Him regarding the doctrine of resurrection.
The words — The participle προσελθόντες (Proselthontes) means "having approached," marking their deliberate movement toward Him. The phrase ἀντιλέγοντες ἀνάστασιν (antilegontes anastasin) literally states "denying a resurrection," recording their explicit doctrinal position.
The thread — The same group and question appear in Matthew 22:23, while their opposition to resurrection resurfaces in Acts 4:1 and is noted in 1 Corinthians 15:12. This verse anchors their recurring scriptural presence as theological opponents.
Why it lands — The text records a direct challenge to resurrection that requires a definitive response. It asks the reader to confront the tension between human denial and the scriptural claim of divine power.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,
Cross-references
- Acts 4:1 While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,
- 1 Corinthians 15:12 But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
- Matthew 22:23 That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him.
- Mark 12:18 Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him:
- Acts 23:6 Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. It is because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.”
- Matthew 16:1 Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven.
- Acts 5:17 Then the high priest and all his associates, who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They went out
- 2 Timothy 2:17 and the talk of such men will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,
- Matthew 16:6 “Watch out!” Jesus told them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
- Matthew 16:12 Then they understood that He was not telling them to beware of the leaven used in bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.