Matthew 22:30 “In the resurrection, people will neither marry nor be given in marriag…”

Matthew 22:30

In the resurrection, people will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.

World English Bible

For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like God’s angels in heaven.

American Standard Version

For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as angels in heaven.

Geneva Bible 1599

For in the resurrection they neither marie wiues, nor wiues are bestowed in mariage, but are as the Angels of God in heauen.

Darby Translation

For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are as angels of God in heaven.

Young's Literal Translation

for in the rising again they do not marry, nor are they given in marriage, but are as messengers of God in heaven.

Bible in Basic English

For when they come back from the dead there are no husbands and wives, but they are as the angels in heaven.

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Cross references

“in the”

Luke 20:34–36 1 Corinthians 7:29–31 Mark 12:24 Mark 12:25 John 5:28 John 5:29

Luke 20:34–36 · BSB

Jesus answered, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage.

1 Corinthians 7:29–31 · BSB

What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none;

Mark 12:24 · BSB

Jesus said to them, “Aren’t you mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?

Mark 12:25 · BSB

When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.

John 5:28 · BSB

Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice

John 5:29 · BSB

and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.

“as”

Matthew 13:43 Psalm 103:20 Revelation 19:10 Matthew 18:10 Zechariah 3:7 Revelation 5:9–11

Matthew 13:43 · BSB

Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

Psalm 103:20 · BSB

Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command.

Revelation 19:10 · BSB

So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophec…

Matthew 18:10 · BSB

See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.

Zechariah 3:7 · BSB

“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘If you walk in My ways and keep My instructions, then you will govern My house and will also have charge of My courts; and I will give you a place among these who are standing here.

Revelation 5:9–11 · BSB

And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.

Also

Matthew 24:38 Luke 17:27

Matthew 24:38 · BSB

For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.

Luke 17:27 · BSB

People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

29Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.

31But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you:

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