Matthew Chapter 22 verse 31 Holy Bible

ASV Matthew 22:31

But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,
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BBE Matthew 22:31

But about the dead coming back to life, have you no knowledge of what was said to you by God in the Writings:
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DARBY Matthew 22:31

But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read what was spoken to you by God, saying,
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KJV Matthew 22:31

But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,
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WBT Matthew 22:31


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WEB Matthew 22:31

But concerning the resurrection of the dead, haven't you read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,
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YLT Matthew 22:31

`And concerning the rising again of the dead, did ye not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 31. - As touching (περὶ) the resurrection of the dead. Christ, in the second place, shows how these disputants were, ignorant of Scripture. They may have known the letter, they certainly knew nothing of the spirit of the Word of God, its depth and fulness. The key to the interpretation of the Scripture is faith. It is not enough to be acquainted with the literal signification; this is always inadequate, and denotes not the chief matter intended. To know the Scripture, in the sense of Christ, is to have a clear apprehension of its spiritual aspect, to feel and own the moral and mystical bearing of facts and statements, and to recognize that herein lies the real significance of the inspired record. The want of this discernment vitiated the Sadducees' treatment and reception of Holy Writ, and involved them in lamentable error. Christ proceeds to demonstrate how the very Pentateuch (reverenced unquestionably by their party), which they deemed to be entirely silent on the subject of the life of the soul, spoke plainly on this matter to all who had faith to understand and appreciate the words of Divine wisdom. That which was spoken unto you by God. To our minds Jesus might have adduced stronger arguments from other books of Scripture, e.g. Isaiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel; but the Sadducees had drawn their objection from the Pentateuch, therefore from that section of the Bible he refutes them. To the books of Moses was always made the ultimate appeal in confirmation of doctrine; in the supreme authority of these writings all sects agreed. The utterances of the prophets were explained away as allegorical, poetical, and rhetorical; the plain, historical statements of the Law could not at that time be thus treated. Christ endorses unreservedly the Divine inspiration of the Pentateuch; he intimates that it was the voice of God to all time, and providentially directed to disperse such errors as those now produced.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(31) That which was spoken unto you by God.--In St. Mark and St. Luke we find the addition "at the bush," the words probably being a reference to the section of the Law containing Exodus 3, and known by that title. There are, it need scarcely be said, many passages scattered here and there through the Old Testament (such, e.g., as Job 19:25-26; Psalm 16:10-11; Daniel 12:2) in which the hope of immortality, and even of a resurrection, is expressed with greater clearness; but our Lord meets the Sadducees on their own ground, and quotes from the Law which they recognised as of supreme authority. The principle implied in the reasoning is, that the union of the divine Name with that of a man, as in "I am the God of Abraham," involved a relation existing, not in the past only, but when the words were uttered. They meant something more than "I am the God whom Abraham worshipped in the past." But if the relation was a permanent one, then it followed that those whose names were thus joined with the name of God were living and not dead.