Matthew 22 · Verse 23

Matthew 22:23

The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,
Matthew 22:23, King James Version

Matthew 22:23 in other translations

BSBThat same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him.
WEBOn that day Sadducees (those who say that there is no resurrection) came to him. They asked him,
ASVOn that day there came to him Sadducees, they that say that there is no resurrection: and they asked him,
YLTIn that day there came near to him Sadducees, who are saying there is not a rising again, and they questioned him, saying,
DARBYOn that day came to him Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection; and they demanded of him,
BBEOn the same day there came to him the Sadducees, who say that there is no coming back from the dead: and they put a question to him, saying,
WebsterThe same day came to him the Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,

What does Matthew 22:23 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verses 23-33. Conversation of Jesus with the Sadducees respecting the resurrection. See also Mk 12:18-27, Lk 20:27-38.

Verse 23. The same day came to him the Sadducees. For an account of the Sadducees, Mt 3:7.

No resurrection. The resurrection literally means the raising up the body to life after it is dead, Jn 11:24, 5:29, 1Cor 15:22. But the Sadducees not only denied this, but also a future state, and the separate existence of the soul after death, 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 to the separate existence of the soul, and to a future state of rewards and punishments, than to the resurrection of the body.

(b) "The same day" Mk 12:18, Lk 20:27 (c) "which say" Acts 23:8

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 23 The same day - Malice is ever active; let it be defeated ever so often, it returns to the charge. Jesus and his Gospel give no quarter to vice; the vicious will give no quarter to him or it. The Sadducees - For an account of these see on Mat 16:1 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 22:23-33
The doctrines of Christ displeased the infidel Sadducees, as well as the Pharisees and Herodians. He carried the great truths of the resurrection and a future state, further than they had yet been reveled. There is no arguing from the state of things in this world, as to what will take place hereafter. Let truth be set in a clear light, and it appears in full strength. Having thus silenced them, our Lord proceeded to show the truth of the doctrine of the resurrection from the books of Moses. God declared to Moses that he was the God of the patriarchs, who had died long before; this shows that they were then in a state of being, capable of enjoying his favour, and proves that the doctrine of the resurrection is clearly taught in the Old Testament as well as in the New. But this doctrine was kept for a more full revelation, after the resurrection of Christ, who was the first-fruits of them that slept. All errors arise from not knowing the Scriptures and the power of God. In this world death takes away one after another, and so ends all earthly hopes, joys, sorrows, and connexions. How wretched are those who look for nothing better beyond the grave!

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Matthew 22:23 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.

ἘνEnOnG1722
ἐκείνῃekeinēthat [very]G1565
τῇtēa<the>G3588
ἡμέρᾳhēmeradayG2250
προσῆλθονprosēlthoncameG4334
αὐτῷautōto HimG846
ΣαδδουκαῖοιSaddoukaioiSadduceesG4523
λέγοντεςlegontessayingG3004
μὴmēnotG3361
εἶναιeinaibeingG1511
ἀνάστασινanastasina resurrectionG386
καὶkaiandG2532
ἐπηρώτησανepērōtēsanthey questionedG1905
αὐτὸνautonHimG846

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

Cross references for Matthew 22:23

  • Acts 4:1

    And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,

  • Acts 23:6-8

    But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question. And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided. For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.

  • Matthew 3:7

    But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

  • Luke 20:27-40

    Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him, Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man’s brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children. And the second took her to wife, and he died childless. …

  • Mark 12:18-27

    Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man’s brother die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed. And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise. …

  • Acts 5:17

    Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,

  • 1 Corinthians 15:12-14

    Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen: And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.

  • 2 Timothy 2:18

    Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.

  • Matthew 16:6

    Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
same.
Mr 12:18-27; Lu 20:27-40
the Sadducees.
3:7; 16:6; Ac 4:1; 5:17; 23:6-8
which.
1Co 15:12-14; 2Ti 2:18

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Context

  • Matthew 22:22

    When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.

  • Matthew 22:23

    The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,

  • Matthew 22:24

    Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

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Matthew 22:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Aquel día llegaron á él los Saduceos, que dicen no haber resurrección, y le preguntaron,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		En ce jour-là, des sadducéens, qui disent qu’il n’y a pas de résurrection, vinrent à lui et l’interrogèrent,
German
Elberfelder 1871		An jenem Tage kamen Sadducäer zu ihm, die da sagen, es gebe keine Auferstehung; und sie fragten ihn
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		In illo die accesserunt ad eum sadducæi, qui dicunt non esse resurrectionem: et interrogaverunt eum,