Mark 12 · Verse 26

Mark 12:26

And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
Mark 12:26, King James Version

Mark 12:26 in other translations

BSBBut concerning the dead rising, have you not read about the burning bush in the Book of Moses, how God told him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?
WEBBut about the dead, that they are raised, haven’t you read in the book of Moses about the Bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?
ASVBut as touching the dead, that they are raised; have ye not read in the book of Moses, in the place concerning the Bush, how God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
YLT‘And concerning the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the Book of Moses (at The Bush), how God spake to him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob;
DARBYBut concerning the dead that they rise, have ye not read in the book of Moses, in the section of the bush, how God spoke to him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
BBEBut as to the dead coming back to life; have you not seen in the book of Moses, about the burning thorn-tree, how God said to him, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
WebsterAnd concerning the dead that they rise; have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spoke to him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?

What does Mark 12:26 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
26. And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses--"even Moses" (Lu 20:37), whom they had just quoted for the purpose of entangling Him. how in the bush God spake unto him--either "at the bush," as the same expression is rendered in Lu 20:37, that is, when he was there; or "in the [section of his history regarding the] bush." The structure of our verse suggests the latter sense, which is not unusual. saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?--(Ex 3:6).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 26. How in the bush. At the burning bush. See Ex 3:6. In that part of the book of Exodus which contains the account of the burning bush. When there were no chapters and verses, it was the easiest way of quoting a book of the Old Testament by the subject, and in this way it was often done by the Jews. Mk 12:28-34. See Mt 22:34-40.

(g) "saying, I am" Ex 3:6

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 12:18-27

A right knowledge of the Scripture, as the fountain whence all revealed religion now flows, and the foundation on which it is built, is the best preservative against error. Christ put aside the objection of the Sadducees, who were the scoffing infidels of that day, by setting the doctrine of the future state in a true light. The relation between husband and wife, though appointed in the earthly paradise, will not be…

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Mark 12:26 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

περὶperiConcerningG4012
δὲdenowG1161
τῶνtōntheG3588
νεκρῶνnekrōndeadG3498
ὅτιhotithatG3754
ἐγείρονται,egeirontaithey rise,G1453
οὐκouksurelyG3756
ἀνέγνωτεanegnōteyou have readG314
ἐνeninG1722
τῇtēatheG3588
βίβλῳbiblōbookG976
ΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsof MosesG3475
ἐπὶepionG1909
τοῦtoutheG3588
βάτουbatoubushG942
πῶςpōshowG4459
εἶπενeipenspokeG2036
αὐτῷautōto himG846
ὁho<the>G3588
θεὸςtheosGodG2316
λέγων·legōnsaying;G3004
ἐγὼegōI myself [am]G1473
ὁhotheG3588
θεὸςtheosGodG2316
ἈβραὰμAbraamof AbrahamG11
καὶkaiandG2532
ὁhotheG3588
θεὸςtheosGodG2316
ἸσαὰκIsaakof IsaacG2464
καὶkaiandG2532
ὁhotheG3588
θεὸςtheosGodG2316
Ἰακώβ;Iakōbof Jacob’?G2384

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Mark 12:26

  • Exodus 3:2-6

    And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I. And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. …

  • Luke 20:37

    Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

  • Genesis 17:7-8

    And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

  • Genesis 33:20

    And he erected there an altar, and called it El–elohe–Israel.

  • Exodus 3:16

    Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:

  • Acts 7:30-32

    And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush. When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the Lord came unto him, Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.

  • Genesis 32:9

    And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the Lord which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee:

  • Genesis 26:24

    And the Lord appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham’s sake.

  • Genesis 31:42

    Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.

  • Isaiah 41:8-10

    But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend. Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away. Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

  • Matthew 22:31-32

    But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.

  • Genesis 28:13

    And, behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
have.
10; Mt 22:31,32
in the book.
Ex 3:2-6,16; Lu 20:37; Ac 7:30-32
I am.
Ge 17:7,8; 26:24; 28:13; 31:42; 32:9; 33:20; *marg:
Isa 41:8-10

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Context

  • Mark 12:25

    For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.

  • Mark 12:26

    And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?

  • Mark 12:27

    He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.

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Mark 12:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y de que los muertos hayan de resucitar, ¿no habéis leído en el libro de Moisés cómo le habló Dios en la zarza, diciendo: Yo soy el Dios de Abraham, y el Dios de Isaac, y el Dios de Jacob?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et quant aux morts et à ce qu’ils ressuscitent, n’avez-vous pas lu dans le livre de Moïse, au titre: “Du buisson”, comment Dieu lui parla, disant: « Moi, je suis le Dieu d’Abraham, et le Dieu d’Isaac, et le Dieu de Jacob »?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Was aber die Toten betrifft, daß sie auferstehen, habt ihr nicht in dem Buche Moses gelesen, "in dem Dornbusch", wie Gott zu ihm redete und sprach: "Ich bin der Gott Abrahams und der Gott Isaaks und der Gott Jakobs"?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
De mortuis autem quod resurgant, non legistis in libro Moysi, super rubum, quomodo dixerit illi Deus, inquiens: Ego sum Deus Abraham, et Deus Isaac, et Deus Jacob?