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The Sadducees and the Resurrection

Mark 12:24

In 9 translations

BSB
Jesus said to them, “Aren’t you mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?
KJV
And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?
WEB
Jesus answered them, “Isn’t this because you are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God?
ASV
Jesus said unto them, Is it not for this cause that ye err, that ye know not the scriptures, nor the power of God?
LSV
And Jesus answering said to them, “Do you not go astray because of this, not knowing the Writings, nor the power of God?
YLT
And Jesus answering said to them, 'Do ye not because of this go astray, not knowing the Writings, nor the power of God?
DBY
And Jesus answering said to them, Do not ye therefore err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God?Elohim
DRC
And Jesus answering, saith to them: Do ye not therefore err, because you know not the scriptures, nor the power of God?
GNV
Then Iesus answered, and saide vnto them, Are ye not therefore deceiued, because ye knowe not the Scriptures, neither the power of God?

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἔφη (“Was saying”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἀποκριθεὶς (“Was answering”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include Καὶ (“and”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place αὐτοῖς elsewhere in this verse.
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include εἶπεν (“said”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: ἔφη αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἔφη αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς; Robinson–Pierpont read Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς.

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Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἔφη αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· Οὐ διὰ τοῦτο πλανᾶσθε μὴ εἰδότες τὰς γραφὰς μηδὲ τὴν δύναμιν τοῦ θεοῦ;
RP2018
Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Οὐ διὰ τοῦτο πλανᾶσθε, μὴ εἰδότες τὰς γραφάς, μηδὲ τὴν δύναμιν τοῦ θεοῦ;
TR-Boyd
Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Οὐ διὰ τοῦτο πλανᾶσθε, μὴ εἰδότες τὰς γραφάς, μηδὲ τὴν δύναμιν τοῦ Θεοῦ;
SCR1894
και αποκριθεις ο ιησους ειπεν αυτοις ου δια τουτο πλανασθε μη ειδοτες τας γραφας μηδε την δυναμιν του θεου

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👤 God👤 Jesus Christ◆ Holy Week◆ Debates in the Temple

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 2 Timothy 3:15–17From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction,…
  • Matthew 22:29Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.
  • John 20:9For they still did not understand from the Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.
  • Ephesians 1:19and the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength,
  • Isaiah 25:8He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.
  • Mark 10:27Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.”
  • Hosea 6:2After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence.
  • Acts 17:11Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.
  • Philippians 3:21who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.
  • Jeremiah 32:17“Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You!
  • Romans 15:4For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.
  • Luke 1:37For no word from God will ever fail.”
  • Hosea 13:14I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes.
  • John 5:39You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,
  • Hosea 6:6For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
  • Isaiah 26:19Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.

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