Luke 20:38

In 9 translations

BSB

He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to Him all are alive.”

KJV

For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.

WEB

Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for all are alive to him.”

ASV

Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.

LSV

and He is not a God of dead men, but of living, for all live to Him.”

YLT

and He is not a God of dead men, but of living, for all live to Him.'

DBY

but he is not God of [the] dead but of [the] living; for all live for him.Elohim

DRC

For he is not the God of the dead, but of the living: for all live to him.

GNV

For he is not the God of the dead, but of them which liue: for all liue vnto him.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

θεὸς δὲ οὐκ ἔστιν νεκρῶν ἀλλὰ ζώντων, πάντες γὰρ αὐτῷ ζῶσιν.

RP2018

Θεὸς δὲ οὐκ ἔστιν νεκρῶν, ἀλλὰ ζώντων· πάντες γὰρ αὐτῷ ζῶσιν.

TR-Boyd

Θεὸς δὲ οὐκ ἔστι νεκρῶν, ἀλλὰ ζώντων· πάντες γὰρ αὐτῷ ζῶσιν.

SCR1894

θεος δε ουκ εστιν νεκρων αλλα ζωντων παντες γαρ αυτω ζωσιν

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• John 11:25–26Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”
• Colossians 3:3–4For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
• Romans 6:10–11The death He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life He lives, He lives to God. So you too must count yourselves dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
• Romans 14:7–9For none of us lives to himself alone, and none of us dies to himself alone. If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. For this reason Christ…
• John 14:19In a little while the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you also will live.
• 2 Corinthians 6:16What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”
• Romans 6:22–23But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the outcome is eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in…
• Revelation 7:15–17For this reason, they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them. ‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they…
• 2 Corinthians 13:4For He was indeed crucified in weakness, yet He lives by God’s power. And though we are weak in Him, yet by God’s power we will live with Him to serve you.
• Psalms 145:1–2I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever.
• Psalms 22:23–26You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him! For He has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted. He has not hidden His face from him, but…
• Revelation 22:1Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
• Psalms 16:5–11The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure. The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful. I will bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night…
• Hebrews 11:16Instead, they were longing for a better country, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
• John 6:57Just as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on Me will live because of Me.

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