Bible Strands
Mark 12:18
Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him:
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Sadducees approach Jesus immediately after His teaching on rendering to Caesar and God, posing a question to test His views.
The words — Σαδδουκαῖοι (Saddoukaioi) identifies the priestly sect, while ἀνέστασιν (anastasin) denotes the physical rising from death that this group explicitly denies.
The thread — This encounter parallels the accounts in Matthew 22:23 and Luke 20:27, and the group reappears in Acts 4:1 opposing apostolic preaching.
Why it lands — The text requires a reader to recognize that the Sadducees deploy a hypothetical legal scenario to challenge a doctrine they reject, forcing a direct engagement with written authority.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,
Cross-references
- Matthew 22:23 That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him.
- 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,
- Luke 20:27 Then some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to question 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.”
- 1 Corinthians 15:13 If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised.
- 2 Timothy 2:18 who have deviated from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already occurred, and they undermine the faith of some.