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Luke 20:33

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Luke 20:33 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “In the resurrection therefore whose wife of them shall she be? for the seven had her to wife.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

In the resurrection therefore whose wife of them shall she be? for the seven had her to wife.
Luke 20:33 — American Standard Version

Context — Luke 20

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
30and the second:
31and the third took her; and likewise the seven also left no children, and died.
32Afterward the woman also died.
33In the resurrection therefore whose wife of them shall she be? for the seven had her to wife.
34And Jesus said unto them, The sons of this world marry, and are given in marriage:
35but they that are accounted worthy to attain to that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:
36for neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Therefore in the resurrection, etc.] At the time of the resurrection of the dead, in that state, supposing there will be such an one, which they denied; whose wife of them is she? the first, or the last, or any of the intermediate ones? for seven had her to wife; and she had no child by either of them; so that their claim seems to be alike; this they thought unanswerable, and sufficient to set aside the notion of a resurrection.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“See this explained in the Matthew 22:15-33 notes, and Mark 12:13-27 notes. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“20:33 whose wife will she be in the resurrection? The Sadducees used this hypothetical situation in an attempt to show that the idea of resurrection was absurd. This was probably a stock polemic that the Sadducees used in debating the Pharisees.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Mat 22:24-28; Mar 12:19-23 Luke 20:34”
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