Charles Spurgeon Commentary Matthew 22:29

"But Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God." — Matthew 22:29 (ASV)

Jesus answered and said to them, Ye do err. The error was not with Him, but with them. Their supposed argument was based on their own erroneous notions about the unseen world, and when the light of God’s Word was poured upon their seven men of straw, they vanished into thin air. The answer to objectors, skeptics, infidels today, may be given in our Lord’s words, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.

These Sadducees thought that they had found a difficulty in the Scriptures, but their error arose from their not knowing the Scriptures.

This is the root of almost all error: ignorance of the inspired Word of God. These men were acquainted with the letter, but they did not really know the Scriptures, or they would have found there abundant revelations concerning the resurrection.

Their error arose, also, from ignorance of the power of God. The resurrection of the dead is one of the greatest proofs of the power of God, with whom all things are possible. These Sadducees limited the Holy One of Israel in their ignorance or denial of His power. What is there about the resurrection that is incredible to the man who knows the power of God? Surely, He, who created all things by the word of His power, can, by that same power, raise the dead in His own appointed time.