Mark 12:23

“In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife.”

"In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife." - Mark 12:23
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What does Mark 12:23 mean?

Mark 12:23 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife." This verse is part of a larger passage in which the Sadducees, a sect of Jewish religious leaders, are…

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Whose Wife in the Resurrection? Unpacking Mark 12:23

In the Gospel of Mark 12:23, the Sadducees, a sect of Jewish leaders who did not believe in the resurrection, presented a question to Jesus regarding a woman who had been married to seven brothers in succession, each of whom died and left her without children: "In the…

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A Prayer for Understanding Resurrection and Relationships

O Eternal God and Creator of all that is seen and unseen, We come before You today with hearts filled with wonder and reverence, seeking to understand the mysteries of life and death, particularly as they pertain to the resurrection of our souls. In the midst of our earthly…

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