20. There were seven brothers. The first brother married but died. He had no children.
21. So the second brother married the widow. But he also died and had no children. The same thing happened with the third brother.
22. All seven brothers married her and died. None of the brothers had any children. The woman was last to die.
23. But all seven brothers had married her. So at the time people rise from death, whose wife will the woman be?”
24. Jesus answered, “Why did you make this mistake? Is it because you don’t know what the Scriptures say? Or is it because you don’t know about the power of God?
25. When people rise from death, there will be no marriage. People will not be married to each other but will be like angels in heaven.
26. Surely you have read what God said about people rising from death. In the book in which Moses wrote about the burning bush, it says that God told Moses this: ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’
27. God is the God of living people, not dead people. You Sadducees are wrong!”
28. One of the teachers of the law came to Jesus. He heard Jesus arguing with the Sadducees and the Pharisees. He saw that Jesus gave good answers to their questions. So he asked Jesus, “Which of the commands is most important?”
29. Jesus answered, “The most important command is this: ‘Listen, people of Israel! The Lord our God, he is the only Lord.
30. Love the Lord your God. Love him with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’
31. The second most important command is this: ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’ These two commands are the most important commands.”
32. The man answered, “That was a good answer, Teacher. You were right when you said these things. God is the only Lord, and there is no other God besides him.