30. Then the second brother married the woman, and he died.
31. And the third brother married the woman, and he died. The same thing happened with all the other brothers. They all died and had no children.
32. The woman was the last to die.
33. But all seven brothers married her. So when people rise from death, whose wife will this woman be?”
34. Jesus said to the Sadducees, “On earth, people marry each other.
35. Some people will be worthy to be raised from death and live again after this life. In that life they will not marry.
36. In that life people are like angels and cannot die. They are children of God, because they have been raised from death.
37. Moses clearly showed that people are raised from death. When Moses wrote about the burning bush, he said that the Lord is ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’
38. So they were not still dead, because he is the God only of living people. Yes, to God they are all still living.”
39. Some of the teachers of the law said, “Teacher, your answer was very good.”
40. No one was brave enough to ask him another question.
41. Then Jesus said, “Why do people say that the Messiah is the Son of David?
42. In the book of Psalms, David himself says, ‘The Lord God said to my Lord: Sit by me at my right side,
43. and I will put your enemies under your power.’ Psalm 110:1
44. David calls the Messiah ‘Lord.’ So how can the Messiah also be David’s son?”
45. While all the people were listening to Jesus, he said to his followers,
46. “Be careful of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around wearing clothes that look important. And they love for people to show respect to them in the marketplaces. They love to have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.