New Testament · SCRIPTURE
Mark 12:27
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He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!”
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He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.
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He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are therefore badly mistaken.”
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He is not the God of the dead, but of the living: ye do greatly err.
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He is not God of [the] dead, but of [the] living. You⁺ go astray greatly!”
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Mark 12
25 When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.
26 But concerning the dead rising, have you not read about the burning bush in the Book of Moses, how God told him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?
27 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!”
28 Now one of the scribes had come up and heard their debate. Noticing how well Jesus had answered them, he asked Him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”
29 Jesus replied, “This is the most important: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.
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