經文
18 Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question.19 "Teacher," they said, "Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and have children for his brother.
20 Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died without leaving any children.
21 The second one married the widow, but he also died, leaving no child. It was the same with the third.
22 In fact, none of the seven left any children. Last of all, the woman died too.
23 At the resurrection whose wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?"
24 Jesus replied, "Are you not in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?
25 When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.
26 Now about the dead rising--have you not read in the book of Moses, in the account of the bush, how God said to him, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'?
27 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!"
18撒都該人常說沒有復活的事。他們來問耶穌說：
19夫子，摩西為我們寫著說：人若死了，撇下妻子，沒有孩子，他兄弟當娶他的妻，為哥哥生子立後。
20有弟兄七人，第一個娶了妻，死了，沒有留下孩子。
21第二個娶了他，也死了，沒有留下孩子。第三個也是這樣。
22那七個人都沒有留下孩子；末了，那婦人也死了。
23當複活的時候，他是哪一個的妻子呢﹖ 因為他們七個人都娶過他。
24耶穌說：你們所以錯了，豈不是因為不明白聖經，不曉得神的大能嗎﹖
25人從死裡復活，也不娶也不嫁，乃像天上的使者一樣。
26論到死人復活，你們沒有念過摩西的書荊棘篇上所載的嗎﹖ 神對摩西說：我是亞伯拉罕的神，以撒的神，雅各的神。
27神不是死人的神，乃是活人的神。你們是大錯了。
單字片語
- Resurrection: 復活
- Widow: 寡婦
- At the resurrection: 在復活的時刻
- Scriptures: 經文
Reflection
Resurrection (12:18~23)
Because the Sadducees do not believe in the resurrection, they do not quite understand Jesus, and they end up asking the wrong questions. In the same way that married life is not like prolonged dating and having children is not like extended babysitting hours, the resurrected life is not a longer version of life on this earth. While there will be some similarities, our resurrected lives will be very different from our current lives. The Sadducees misunderstand the resurrection completely. They are applying worldly standards to an otherworldly existence, and this leads to an odd line of reasoning that assumes all sorts of problems that simply would not exist in eternity.- As we seek to grow in our faith, we must learn to ask the right questions. The right questions lead to deeper faith, knowledge of God, and secure peace even when we face the unknown.
單字片語
- Prolonged: 長期的
- Worldly: 世俗的
- Odd: 奇怪的
The God of the Living (12:24~27)
Jesus answers the Sadducees by first pointing out that the dead will indeed rise again. And when the resurrection happens, life will not be as we know it today. Eternal existence is completely different from temporal corporality, and Jesus first and foremost intends to correct their understanding of the resurrection. He flat-out tells them that they are badly mistaken! You cannot build a proper theology of the Living God if you do not believe in the resurrection, for, “He is not the God of the dead but of the living” (v. 27). Jesus teaches this throughout His ministry and demonstrates that He is the Life, especially in His own death and resurrection. Jesus is indeed alive!- Everyone dies, but what happens after that? What would be the point of Jesus’ death and resurrection if there were no resurrection for believers? May God give you assurance of salvation and confidence in the resurrection!
單字片語
- Foremost: 最首要的
- Intend: 想要
- Flat out: 斷然地
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