^{27 Ref} And some of the Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no coming back from the dead; and they said to him,

^{28 Ref} Master, Moses said that if a man's brother comes to his end, having a wife, but no children, his brother is to take the wife, and get a family for his brother.

^{29 Ref} Now there were seven brothers, and the first had a wife and came to his end, having no children;

³⁰ And the second;

³¹ And the third took her; and in the same way, all the seven, without having any children, came to their end.

^{32 Ref} And last of all, the woman came to her end.

^{33 Ref} When they come back from the dead, whose wife will she be? for all the seven had her.

^{34 Ref} And Jesus said to them, The sons of this world are married and have wives;

^{35 Ref} But those to whom is given the reward of the world to come, and to come back from the dead, have no wives, and are not married;

^{36 Ref} And death has no more power over them, for they are equal to the angels, and are sons of God, being of those who will come back from the dead.

^{37 Ref} But even Moses made it clear that the dead come back to life, saying, in the story of the burning thorn-tree, The Lord, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

^{38 Ref} Now he is not the God of the dead but of the living: for all men are living to him.

^{39 Ref} And some of the scribes, in answer to this, said, Master, you have said well.

^{40 Ref} And they had fear of putting any more questions to him.