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The second took her, and died, leaving no children behind him. The third likewise;
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A Sarcastic 'Gotcha' Question
Commentators explain that the Sadducees' story about seven brothers marrying one woman was not a sincere question. It was likely a well-known, sarcastic joke used to mock the belief in the resurrection. They addressed Jesus as "Teacher" ironically, trying to trap him in a seemingly impossible logical puzzle.
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19th Century
Baptist
No doubt they thought that they had completely entangled him that time. How could he answer such a difficult question as that?
But, you see, …
The address by the Sadducees to Jesus is ironic; although they addressed him with the honorific title “Teacher,” they did not intend to learn from …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The second took her To wife, married her, as the next eldest brother, by the above law was obliged to: and so the Je…
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Presbyterian
A right knowledge of Scripture, as the fountain from where all revealed religion now flows, and the foundation on which it is built, is the best sa…
