36. In that life they are like angels and cannot die. They are children of God, because they have been raised from death.
37. Moses clearly showed that the dead are raised to life. 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. God is the God of living people, not dead people. All people are alive to God.”
39. Some of the teachers of the law said, “Teacher, your answer was good.”
40. No one was brave enough to ask him another question.
41. Then Jesus said, “Why do people say that the Christ is the Son ofDavid?
42. In the book of Psalms, David himself says:‘The Lord said to my Lord:Sit by me at my right side,
43. until I put your enemies under your control.’ Psalm 110:1
44. David calls the Christ ‘Lord.’ But the Christ is also the son of David. How can both these things be true?”
45. While all the people were listening, Jesus said to his followers,