Matthew 22:23 Cross References

Matthew 22:23

23: That same day some Sadducees stepped forward--a group of Jews who say there is no resurrection after death. They posed this question:

But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to be baptized, he denounced them. "You brood of snakes!" he exclaimed. "Who warned you to flee God's coming judgment?

While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the leading priests, the captain of the Temple guard, and some of the Sadducees came over to them.

The high priest and his friends, who were Sadducees, reacted with violent jealousy.

Paul realized that some members of the high council were Sadducees and some were Pharisees, so he shouted, "Brothers, I am a Pharisee, as were all my ancestors! And I am on trial because my hope is in the resurrection of the dead!"
This divided the council--the Pharisees against the Sadducees--
for the Sadducees say there is no resurrection or angels or spirits, but the Pharisees believe in all of these.

Then some Sadducees stepped forward--a group of Jews who say there is no resurrection after death.
They posed this question: "Teacher, Moses gave us a law that if a man dies, leaving a wife but no children, his brother should marry the widow and have a child who will be the brother's heir.
Well, there were seven brothers. The oldest married and then died without children.
His brother married the widow, but he also died. Still no children.
And so it went, one after the other, until each of the seven had married her and died, leaving no children.

Then the Sadducees stepped forward--a group of Jews who say there is no resurrection after death. They posed this question:
"Teacher, Moses gave us a law that if a man dies, leaving a wife without children, his brother should marry the widow and have a child who will be the brother's heir.
Well, there were seven brothers. The oldest of them married and then died without children.
So the second brother married the widow, but soon he too died and left no children. Then the next brother married her and died without children.
This continued until all the brothers had married her and died, and still there were no children. Last of all, the woman died, too.

But tell me this--since we preach that Christ rose from the dead, why are some of you saying there will be no resurrection of the dead?
For if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised either.
And if Christ was not raised, then all our preaching is useless, and your trust in God is useless.

They have left the path of truth, preaching the lie that the resurrection of the dead has already occurred; and they have undermined the faith of some.

"Watch out!" Jesus warned them. "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

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