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Now there were with us seven brothers. The first married and died, and having no seed left his wife to his brother.
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A Calculated Trap
Commentators agree the Sadducees were not asking a sincere question. They presented a complex, likely hypothetical scenario based on Old Testament law (Levirate marriage) specifically to make the doctrine of the resurrection seem illogical and absurd. Their goal was to trap Jesus and ridicule belief in the afterlife.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
There were with us seven brethren. It is probable that they stated a case as difficult as possible. Though no such case might have occurre…
19th Century
Anglican
(23-28) The Sadducees (see note on Matthew 3:7). We must remember that these were largely from the upper class of the priesthood (…
Baptist
These Sadducees may have known such a case as they stated, though it is extremely unlikely. More probably, this was one of the stock stories they w…
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Like the Pharisees, the Sadducees approach Jesus with insincere respect (“Teacher”; cf. v.16). They begin by citing the Mosaic levirate law (Dt. 25…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Now there were with us seven brethren That is, there was in the city, town or neighbourhood, where these Sadducees d…
The doctrines of Christ displeased the unbelieving Sadducees, as well as the Pharisees and Herodians. He carried the great truths of the resurrecti…
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13th Century
Catholic
Here, the second question is presented, and the Evangelist does three things:
