The Sadducees and the Resurrection

Matthew 22:30

In 9 translations

BSB: In the resurrection, people will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.SBL, BYZ, and TR the angels of God
KJV: For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.
WEB: For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like God’s angels in heaven.
ASV: For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as angels in heaven.
LSV: for in the resurrection they do not marry, nor are they given in marriage, but are as messengers of God in Heaven.
YLT: for in the rising again they do not marry, nor are they given in marriage, but are as messengers of God in heaven.
DBY: For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are as angels of God in heaven.Elohim
DRC: For in the resurrection they shall neither marry nor be married; but shall be as the angels of God in heaven.
GNV: For in the resurrection they neither marie wiues, nor wiues are bestowed in mariage, but are as the Angels of God in heauen.

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Where the editions differ

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NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read γαμίζονται (“are given in marriage”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἐκγαμίζονται (“are being married”).
In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include τοῦ (“the”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
In STEPBible’s comparison, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include θεοῦ (“of God”); NA28, NA27, Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.

Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)

In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include τῷ (“the”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.

SBLGNT apparatus (3)

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SBLGNT: γαμίζονται. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read γαμίζονται; Robinson–Pierpont read ἐκγαμίζονται.
SBLGNT: θεοῦ. Michael W. Holmes (SBLGNT editor) read θεοῦ; Robinson–Pierpont read τοῦ θεοῦ; Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition omit this wording.
SBLGNT: τῷ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read τῷ; Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT: ἐν γὰρ τῇ ἀναστάσει οὔτε γαμοῦσιν οὔτε γαμίζονται, ἀλλʼ ὡς ἄγγελοι θεοῦ ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ εἰσιν·
RP2018: Ἐν γὰρ τῇ ἀναστάσει οὔτε γαμοῦσιν, οὔτε ἐκγαμίζονται, ἀλλ’ ὡς ἄγγελοι τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν οὐρανῷ εἰσιν.
TR-Boyd: Ἐν γὰρ τῇ ἀναστάσει οὔτε γαμοῦσιν, οὔτε ἐκγαμίζονται, ἀλλ᾿ ὡς ἄγγελοι τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν οὐρανῷ εἰσι.
SCR1894: εν γαρ τη αναστασει ουτε γαμουσιν ουτε εκγαμιζονται αλλ ως αγγελοι του θεου εν ουρανω εισιν

Who and where

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

Marriage Sadducees Resurrection Celestial Widow Sadducees, The Body, Spiritual Immortal; Immortality Resurrection, The Heaven

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Cross-references most cited first

Luke 20:34–36Jesus answered, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage. 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.…
Mark 12:24–25Jesus said to them, “Aren’t you mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God? When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.
John 5:28–29Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection…
1 Corinthians 7:29–31What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none; those who weep, as if they did not; those who are joyful, as if they were not; those who make a…
Matthew 24:38For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.
1 John 3:1–2Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him. Beloved, we are now children…
Revelation 19:10So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of…
Psalms 103:20Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command.
Matthew 13:43Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
Revelation 5:9–11And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. You have made…
Zechariah 3:7“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘If you walk in My ways and keep My instructions, then you will govern My house and will also have charge of My courts; and I will give you a place among these who are standing here.
Matthew 18:10See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
Luke 17:27People 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.

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