Mark 12:18-27 Then come to him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,… These words of Christ show us how much more there is in Scripture than at first sight appears. God spoke to Moses in the bush, and called Himself the God of Abraham; and Christ tells us, that in this simple announcement was contained the promise, that Abraham should rise again from the dead. In truth, if we may say it with reverence, the All-wise All-knowing God cannot speak, without meaning many things at once. He sees the end from the beginning; He understands the numberless connections and relations of all things one with another. Every word of His is full of instruction looking many ways; and, though it is not often given to us to know these various senses, and we are not at liberty to attempt lightly to imagine them, yet, as far as they are told us, and as far as we may reasonably infer them, we must thankfully accept them. (J. H. Newman.) Parallel Verses KJV: Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,WEB: There came to him Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection. They asked him, saying, |
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