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Matthew 22:22-29 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

22. And when they heard this, they were astonished, and they left him and went away.

23. On that day Sadducees—who say there is no resurrection—came up to him and asked him,

24. saying, “Teacher, Moses said if someone dies without having children, his brother is to marry his wife and father descendants for his brother.

25. Now there were seven brothers with us. And the first died after getting married, and because he did not have descendants, he left his wife to his brother.

26. So also the second and the third, up to the seventh.

27. And last of all the woman died.

28. In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had her as wife.”

29. But Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, because you do not know the scriptures or the power of God!

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