Luke 20:38

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this explained in the Matthew 22:15-33 notes, and Mark 12:13-27 notes.
Arno Geneva Study Bible

For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all (i) live unto him. (i) That is, before him: a saying to take note of, for the godly do n...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Question of the Resurrection Life ( Mark 12:18-27 *, Matthew 22:23-33 *). The first peculiarity in Lk.'s account is Luke 20:34-35 a , the...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the dead . dead [people], as in Luke 20:35 . App-139. the living . living [people]. live . In resurrection. See note on Matthew 9:8 . unto ....
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

38. For all live to him. This mode of expression is employed in various senses in Scripture; but here it means that believers, after that th...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him. All live unto him - There is a remarkable passage in Josephus's account of...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

For all live unto him.— It is evident that γαρ, for, must here have the force of an illative particle, and may be rendered therefore, or so th...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might de...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Various Incidents of the Last Week 1-8. The authority of Jesus challenged ( Matthew 21:23 ; Mark 11:27 ). See on Mt.
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Sadducees and the Resurrection ( Matthew 22:23 ; Mark 12:18 ). See on Mt.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(27-39) Then came to him certain of the Sadducees. — See Notes on Matthew 22:23-33 ; Mark 12:18-27 .
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

For all live unto him. — St. Luke alone adds the words. They are of value as developing the meaning of those that precede them. All life, in the tr...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 23 THE ESCHATOLOGY OF THE GOSPEL. COIFI, in his parable to the thanes and nobles of the North Humber country, likened the present life of...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the God of the Living Luke 20:27-40 Here our Lord answers the materialism of His time. He speaks with the note of absolute certainty concerning...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This chapter records the remarkable happenings gathered around our Lord's entrance into the Temple. By a parable He revealed the awful sin and failur...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him, Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

ALIVE UNTO GOD ‘He is not a God of the dead, but of the living; for all live unto Him.’ Luke 20:38 Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob live; but l...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living ,.... Matthew 22:32 for all live unto him . The Persic version, reads, "all these live unto...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob....
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Then came to him certain of the Sadducees These verses are explained at large, on Matthew 22:23-33 , and Mark 12:18-26 . The children of this wo...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

AUTHORITY:FROM HEAVEN OR OF MEN? (vs.1-8) The chief priests and scribes used every means they could to discredit the Lord Jesus among the people....
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Cavil of the Sadducees. 27 Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Luke 20:27 "
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Sadducees and the Resurrection (20:27-40). Having made two attempts the Pharisees now withdrew for the time being in order to nurse their woun...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

“But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the place concerning the Bush, when he calls the Lord, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac,...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Luke 20:27 . Sadducees .—Members of the aristocratic and wealthy class, which included the higher ranks of the priesthood. It is...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Luke 20:38 Consider some of the consequences of the truth of this text: I. As regards the body. In heaven's language i.e. in the real truth of t...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 20:2 . Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things. A question after all his miracles which offered the foulest insult to God, and was...
The Biblical Illustrator

There were, therefore, seven brethren The world to come I. THAT THERE IS ANOTHER WORLD. Our Lord calls it that world. It is evidently opposed...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Luke 20:1-42 Question of the priests and scribes as to the nature of the authority under which Jesus was acting. Luke 20:1...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The answer of the Lord:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

For He is not a God of the dead, but of the living; for all live unto Him. First of all, Jesus corrects an entirely false idea which the question...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

He is not a God of the dead, or, there is no God of the dead — That is, tho term God implies such a relation, as cannot possibly subsist between hi...

³⁸ For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.

Related Commentaries of Luke 20:38

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Luke 20:38