Matthew 22:30

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Matthew 22:30 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as angels in heaven.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as angels in heaven.
Matthew 22:30 — American Standard Version

Context — Matthew 22

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
30For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as angels in heaven.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“For in the resurrection, etc.] At the time of the resurrection, and in that state; when the bodies and souls of men shall be reunited, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; neither the men marry wives, nor are the women given in marriage to men, which is done by their parents here, generally speaking, they having the right of disposing of children in marriage: but, as Luke says, “they which shall be accounted worthy”; not through their own works of righteousness, but through the grace of God and righteousness of Christ, “to obtain the world”, the world to come, a future state of happiness, “and the resurrection of the dead”, that which will be unto everlasting life and glory,…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Conversation of Jesus with the Sadducees respecting the resurrection - See also Mark 12:18-27; Luke 20:27-38. Matthew 22:23 The same day came the Sadducees - For an account of the Sadducees, see the notes at Matthew 3:7. No resurrection - The word “resurrection” usually means the raising up the “body” to life after it is dead, John 11:24; John 5:29; 1 Corinthians 15:22. But the Sadducees not only denied this, but also a future state, and the separate existence of the soul after death altogether, as well as the existence of angels and spirits, Acts 23:8. Both these doctrines have commonly stood or fallen together, and the answer of our Saviour respects both, though it more distinctly refers…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“They are as the angels - Incorruptible and immortal. So is the power of God shown in them! So little need had they of marriage! Matthew 22:31”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“22:30 like the angels in heaven: Jesus was not teaching genderlessness (i.e., androgyny) nor disparaging the divine order of marriage and sexuality; rather, he was affirming that people will be transformed into a glorious new existence (see 1 Cor 15:35-49; 2 Cor 5:1-5) in which aspects of the present order, such as marriage, will not be present.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“in the: Mar 12:24, Mar 12:25; Luk 20:34-36; Joh 5:28, Joh 5:29; Co1 7:29-31; Jo1 3:1, Jo1 3:2 as: Mat 13:43, Mat 18:10; Psa 103:20; Zac 3:7; Jo1 3:2; Rev 5:9-11, Rev 19:10 Matthew 22:31”
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