Luke 20:27-47
Marriage When the Dead Rise
The Sadducees do not believe that people rise from the dead. Some of them came to Jesus with a question. “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us about a man’s brother who dies. Suppose the brother leaves a wife but has no children. Then the man must marry the widow. He must provide children to carry on his dead brother’s name. There were seven brothers. The first one married a woman. He died without leaving any children. The second one married her. And then the third one married her. One after another, the seven brothers married her. They all died. None left any children. Finally, the woman died too. Now then, when the dead rise, whose wife will she be? All seven brothers were married to her.”
Jesus replied, “People in this world get married. And their parents give them to be married. But it will not be like that when the dead rise. Those who are considered worthy to take part in the world to come won’t get married. And their parents won’t give them to be married. They can’t die anymore. They are like the angels. They are God’s children. They will be given a new form of life when the dead rise. Remember the story of Moses and the burning bush. Even Moses showed that the dead rise. The Lord said to him, ‘I am the God of Abraham. I am the God of Isaac. And I am the God of Jacob.’ (Exodus 3:6) He is not the God of the dead. He is the God of the living. In his eyes, everyone is alive.”
Some of the teachers of the law replied, “You have spoken well, teacher!” And no one dared to ask him any more questions.
Whose Son Is the Messiah?
Jesus said to them, “Why do people say that the Messiah is the son of David? David himself says in the Book of Psalms,
“ ‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand
until I put your enemies
under your control.” ’ (Psalm 110:1)
David calls him ‘Lord.’ So how can he be David’s son?”
Warning Against the Teachers of the Law
All the people were listening. Jesus said to his disciples, “Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in long robes. They love to be greeted with respect in the market. They love to have the most important seats in the synagogues. They also love to have the places of honor at banquets. They take over the houses of widows. They say long prayers to show off. God will punish these men very much.”
Luke 21:1-4
The Widow’s Offering
As Jesus looked up, he saw rich people putting their gifts into the temple offering boxes. He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. “What I’m about to tell you is true,” Jesus said. “That poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these other people gave a lot because they are rich. But even though she is poor, she put in everything. She had nothing left to live on.”
