23. So tell us, whose wife will she be in the resurrection? For all seven were married to her.”
24. Jesus replied, “Your mistake is that you don’t know the Scriptures, and you don’t know the power of God.
25. For when the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. In this respect they will be like the angels in heaven.
26. “But now, as to whether the dead will be raised—haven’t you ever read about this in the writings of Moses, in the story of the burning bush? Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, God said to Moses, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’
27. So he is the God of the living, not the dead. You have made a serious error.”
28. One of the teachers of religious law was standing there listening to the debate. He realized that Jesus had answered well, so he asked, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”
29. Jesus replied, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, O Israel! The lord our God is the one and only lord.