Bible Strands
Mark 12:25
When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses his interlocutors concerning the resurrection, immediately after correcting their ignorance of Scripture and God’s power and before citing the burning bush narrative.
The words — The Greek ἀναστῶσιν (anastōsin) means "they may rise," and γαμοῦσιν (gamousin) means "do they marry," anchoring the declaration in the act of resurrection and the cessation of marital unions.
The thread — This teaching runs parallel to Matthew 22:30 and Luke 20:35, which both record the same resurrection principle regarding the absence of marriage and the angelic state.
Why it lands — The text states that resurrected existence will not involve marriage or being given in marriage, requiring readers to discard assumptions about earthly relational continuity and accept the transformative nature of God’s power.
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The Greek words
King James Version
For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.
Cross-references
- Luke 20:35 But those who are considered worthy to share in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage.
- Matthew 22:30 In the resurrection, people will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.
- 1 John 3:2 Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.
- Hebrews 12:22 Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels
- 1 Corinthians 15:42 So will it be with the resurrection of the dead: What is sown is perishable; it is raised imperishable.