Mark 12:22

18. And the Sadducees come to him, who say that there is no resurrection; and they interrogated him, saying, 19. Master, Moses wrote to us, that, if any man's brother die, and leave a wife, and do not leave children, his brother shall take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother. 20. There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and he, dying, left no seed. 21. And the second took her, and died, and neither did he leave any seed; and the third likewise. 22. And the seven took her, and did not leave seed. And last of all the wife died also. 23. In the resurrection, therefore, when they shall rise again, whose wife of them shall she be? for the seven had her for a wife. 24. And Jesus answering said to them, Is it not the reason why you err, that you do not know the Scriptures, nor the power of God? 25. For when they shall rise again from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels of God who are in heaven. 26. But as to the dead, that they rise again, have you not read in the book of Moses, how God spoke to him in the bush, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? 27. God is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living; therefore you greatly err. 27. And some of the Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection, came, and interrogated him, 28. Saying, Master, Moses wrote to us, that if any man's brother die having a wife, and he die without children, his brother shall take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.

12:18-27 A right knowledge of the Scripture, as the fountain whence all revealed religion now flows, and the foundation on which it is built, is the best preservative against error. Christ put aside the objection of the Sadducees, who were the scoffing infidels of that day, by setting the doctrine of the future state in a true light. The relation between husband and wife, though appointed in the earthly paradise, will not be known in the heavenly one. It is no wonder if we confuse ourselves with foolish errors, when we form our ideas of the world of spirits by the affairs of this world of sense. It is absurd to think that the living God should be the portion and happiness of a man if he is for ever dead; and therefore it is certain that Abraham's soul exists and acts, though now for a time separate from the body. Those that deny the resurrection greatly err, and ought to be told so. Let us seek to pass through this dying world, with a joyful hope of eternal happiness, and of a glorious resurrection.

Christ therefore calls the command to love God with all the heart "the first and great commandment," and places on a par with this the commandment contained in Leviticus 19:8 to love one's neighbour as oneself, and then observes that on these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets ( Matthew 22:37-40 ; Mark 12:29-31 ; Luke 10:27 ). (Note: In quoting this commandment, Matthew (Matthew 22:37) has substituted δαίνοια, "thy mind," for "thy strength," as being of especial importance to spiritual love, whereas in the lxx the mind (διάνοια) is substituted for the heart. Mark (Mark 12:30) gives the triad of Deuteronomy (heart, soul, and strength); but he has inserted "mind" (διάνοια) before strength (ἰσχύς), whilst in Mark 12:33 the understanding (σύνεσις) is mentioned between the heart and the soul. Lastly, Luke has given the three ideas of the original passage quite correctly, but has added at the end, "and with all thy mind" (διάνοια). Although the term διάνοια (mind) originated with the Septuagint, not one of the Evangelists has adhered strictly to this version.) Even the gospel knows no higher commandment than this.

Acts 10:34 . ἀνοίξας κ . τ . λ .: a solemn formula, cf. Acts 8:35 , Acts 18:14 , Matthew 5:2 ; Matthew 13:35 ; Hort, Judaistic Christ. , p. 57.— ἐπʼ ἀληθ .: used in Luke’s Gospel three times, Luke 4:25 , Luke 20:21 , Luke 22:59 , and in Acts twice, Acts 4:27 , Acts 10:34 , elsewhere only twice in N.T., Mark 12:14 ; Mark 12:32 ; the customary ἐν ἀληθείᾳ is altogether wanting in Luke.— καταλαμβ .: three times in Acts, not found in Luke’s Gospel; here = mente comprehendo, cf. Ephesians 3:15 , similar sense; so in Plato, Polybius, and Philo.— προσωπολήπτης , see Mayor on Jam 2:1 , πρόσωπον - λαμβάνειν . The actual word is not found in LXX (or in classical Greek), but for the thought of God as no respecter of persons see Deuteronomy 10:17 , Leviticus 19:15 , Malachi 2:9 , etc., etc., and Luke 20:21 , Galatians 2:16 (so too προσωπολημψία in N.T. three times). The expression πρόσ . λαμβ . is Hebraistic, not necessarily in a bad sense, and in the O.T. more often in a good one, but in the N.T. always in a bad sense, since πρόσωπον acquired the meaning of what was simply external (through its secondary signification a mask ) in contrast to a man’s real intrinsic character, but the noun and adj[242] always imply favouritism: see Lightfoot on Galatians 2:6 and Plummer on Luke 20:21 . Even the enemies acknowledged our Lord’s God-likeness at least in this respect, Matthew 22:16 , Mark 12:14 , Luke 20:21 . [242] adjective.

Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not? But perceiving their deceit he said to them, Why do ye tempt me? Shew me a denarius. Whose image and superscription has it? And answering they said, Caesar`s. And he said to them, Pay therefore what is Caesar`s to Caesar, and what is God`s to God. And they were not able to take hold of him in [his] expressions before the people, and, wondering at his answer, they were silent. And some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is any resurrection, coming up [to him], demanded of him saying, Teacher, Moses wrote to us, If any one`s brother, who has a wife, die, and he die childless, his brother shall take the wife and raise up seed to his brother. There were then seven brethren: and the first, having taken a wife, died childless; and the second [took the woman, and he died childless]; and the third took her: and in like manner also the seven left no children and died; and last of all the woman also died. In the resurrection therefore of which of them does she become wife, for the seven had her as wife? And Jesus said to them, The sons of this world marry and are given in marriage, but they who are counted worthy to have part in that world, and the resurrection from among [the] dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage; for neither can they die any more, for they are equal to angels, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.

[Reformed Biblical] exist. It does not affirm, however, that there will be no recollection of former marriages, or no recognition of each other as having existed in this tender relation. {f} "but are" 1 Colossians 15:42-53 ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 12 - Verse 26 Verse 26 . How in the bush. At the burning bush. See Exodus 3:6. In that part of the book of Exodus which contains the account of the burning bush. When there were no chapters and verses, it was the easiest way of quoting a book of the Old Testament by the subject, and in this way it was often done by the Jews. Mr 12:28-34. See Matthew 22:34-40. {g} "saying, I am" Exodus 3:6 ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 12 - Verse 27 Verse 27. No Barne s text on this verse. {h} "ye do therefore" Mr 12:24 ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 12 - Verse 28 Verses 28-34. See Matthew 22:34-40. Verse 28. Perceiving that he answered them well. That is, with wisdom, and with a proper understanding of the law. In this case the opinion of the Saviour corresponded with that of the Pharisees; and this question seems to have been one of the very few candid inquiries made of him by the Jews, for the purpose of obt aining information. Jesus answered it in like spirit of kindness, and commend the conduct of the man. {i} "And one of the Scribes" Matthew 22:35 ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 12 - V