26. And they were unable to catch Him in a saying in the presence of the people, and marvelling at His answer, they were silent.
27. And some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is a resurrection, came to Him and asked Him,
28. saying, “Teacher, Mosheh wrote to us that if a man’s brother dies, having a wife, and he dies childless, his brother should take his wife and raise up offspring for his brother.
29. “Now, there were seven brothers, and the first took a wife, and died childless.
30. “And the second took her as wife, and he died childless.
31. “And the third took her, and in the same way the seven also. And they left no children, and died.
32. “And last of all the woman died too.
33. “At the resurrection, then, whose wife does she become? For the seven had her as wife.”
34. And יהושע answering, said to them, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage,
35. but those who are counted worthy of attaining that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are they given in marriage,
36. for neither is it possible for them to die any more, because they are like messengers and are sons of Elohim, being sons of the resurrection.
37. “But that the dead are raised, even Mosheh showed at the bush when he called יהוה ‘the Elohim of Aḇraham, and the Elohim of Yitsḥaq, and the Elohim of Ya‛aqoḇ.’
38. “Now He is not the Elohim of the dead, but of the living, for all live to Him.”
39. And some of the scribes answering, said, “Teacher, You have spoken well.”