27He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You therefore do greatly err.


In Context

24 And Jesus answering, saith to them: Do ye not therefore err, because you know not the scriptures, nor the power of God?

25 For when they shall rise again from the dead, they shall neither marry, nor be married, but are as the angels in heaven.

26 And as concerning the dead that they rise again, have you not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spoke to him, saying: I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?

27 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You therefore do greatly err.

28 And there came one of the scribes that had heard them reasoning together, and seeing that he had answered them well, asked him which was the first commandment of all.

29 And Jesus answered him: The first commandment of all is, Hear, O Israel: the Lord thy God is one God.

Mark 12:27 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:27He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:27He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!"

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:27He is not the God of the dead, but of the living: ye do greatly err.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:27He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. Ye therefore greatly err.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:27He is not the God of the dead, but of the living: ye do greatly err.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:27He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:27He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are therefore badly mistaken.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:27he is not the God of dead men, but a God of living men; ye then go greatly astray.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:27He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: you therefore do greatly err.