Matthew
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Matthew 22:30
“For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.”
King James Version (KJV)
Matthew 22:30 Context
27And last of all the woman died also. 28Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her. 29Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. 30For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven. 31But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, 32I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. 33And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.
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Other Translations for Matthew 22:30
For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are giuen in marriage, but are as the Angels of God in heauen.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as angels in heaven.
- American Standard Version (1901)
For when they come back from the dead there are no husbands and wives, but they are as the angels in heaven.
- Basic English Bible
For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are as angels of God in heaven.
- Darby Bible
For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.
- Webster's Bible
For in the Resurrection, men neither marry nor are women given in marriage, but they are like angels in Heaven.
- Weymouth Bible
For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are like God's angels in heaven.
- World English Bible
For in the rysyng ayen to lijf, nether thei schulen wedde, nethir schulen be weddid; but thei ben as the aungels of God in heuene.
- Wycliffe Bible
for in the rising again they do not marry, nor are they given in marriage, but are as messengers of God in heaven.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Bible Commentary for Matthew 22:30
Wesley's Notes for Matthew 22:30
22:30 They are as the angels - Incorruptible and immortal. So is the power of God shown in them! So little need had they of marriage!
People's Bible Notes for Matthew 22:30
Mt 22:30 Are as the angels of God. The physical relations of earthly marriage do not belong to spiritual beings. The saints when raised are like the angels. This does not deny personal intercourse or spiritual relationships, but the existence of fleshly ties.
In that passage you've quoted, Jesus was speaking with the Sadducees (a religious sect of the Jews) who didn't believe in the resurrection. They wanted to test Jesus about the after life as to which wife of the many a man had married, would be his wife when they all rose from the dead. Jesus told them that human marriage is an earthly union & such marriages don't figure in Heaven. Of those who were resurrected, we of course have Jesus Himself Who rose up from the dead & ascended back to God proving that His Sacrifice for mankind's sins were completed & fully acceptable to God Who had planned for this to happen. Then after Jesus' resurrection, many of those righteous people who had died earlier also arose from their graves & walked among the people (see Matthew 27:51-53).
The Bible tells us that the next occasion of a resurrection will be in the future when Jesus comes to take away His people including raising up His people who have died (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18) & note the word 'sleep' is a euphemism for those who've already died. And again, after the Great Tribulation (a horrible time of the outpouring of God's Anger upon the world) there will be another general resurrection (read Revelation chapter 20).
There are also instances where someone has died & they have come to life in the Old Testament: 1 Kings 17:17-24; 2 Kings 4:32-37; 2 Kings 13:21 and we have instances in the New Testament of people being brought back to life by Jesus or His disciples.
As I have read but not sure where, people who miss the rapture will of course have to survive 3 1/2 Years of pure hell on earth with a very mad Antichrist who demands your head. If you die saved during that time you'll join the rapture group. If you get saved & survive the 3&1/2years, their bodies won't be transformed & they will have kids.
Question? Is your First love, Jesus Christ?
Trust God. Trust in the Word.
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