Bible Strands
Luke 20:34
Jesus answered, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses the Sadducees in Jerusalem who have just presented a hypothetical case about a woman married to seven brothers during the resurrection. He speaks directly to their question before contrasting earthly customs with resurrection realities.
The words — ἀποκριθεὶς (apokritheis) means “answering,” and υἱοὶ (huioi) means “sons.” These terms anchor the reply to the immediate dialogue and define the demographic Jesus describes.
The thread — The designation “sons of this age” appears in Luke 16:8 to mark worldly conduct, while marrying and being given in marriage recurs in Luke 17:27 as a standard human practice. Hebrews 13:4 also treats marriage as a present-age institution to be honored.
Why it lands — The text states that people in the current era marry and are given in marriage, establishing a clear boundary between present earthly customs and future resurrection life. A reader must acknowledge that marital institutions belong to the present order and do not automatically transfer to the age to come.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:
Cross-references
- Luke 16:8 The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.
- Luke 17:27 People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.
- Hebrews 13:4 Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
- 1 Corinthians 7:2 But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.
- Ephesians 5:31 “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”