KJV King James Version
Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.
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Luke 20:36
Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
In fact, they can no longer die, because they are like the angels. And since they are sons of the resurrection, they are sons of God.
WEB World English Bible
For they can’t die any more, for they are like the angels, and are children of God, being children of the resurrection.
ASV American Standard Version
for neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
for neither are they able to die any more—for they are like messengers—and they are sons of God, being sons of the rising again.
Surrounding context — Luke 20
33 Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wife.
34 And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:
35 But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:
36 Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.
37 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.
38 For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.
39 Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
οὐδὲG3761 · oudenorγὰρG1063 · garforἀποθανεῖνG599 · apothnēskōto dieἔτιG2089 · etistillδύνανται,G1410 · dunamaibe ableἰσάγγελοιG2465 · isangeloslike an angelγάρG1063 · garforεἰσιν,G1510 · eimito beκαὶG2532 · kaiandυἱοίG5207 · uhiossonεἰσινG1510 · eimito beθεοῦG2316 · theosGodτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀναστάσεωςG386 · anastasisresurrectionυἱοὶG5207 · uhiossonὄντες.G1510 · eimito be
Cross-references
Revelation 21:4And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.Philippians 3:21Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.Matthew 22:30For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.1 Corinthians 15:42So also [is] the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:Revelation 20:6Blessed and holy [is] he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.Mark 12:25For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.1 John 3:1-2Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.Romans 8:17-23And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with [him], that we may be also glorified together.Revelation 22:9Then saith he unto me, See [thou do it] not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.1 Corinthians 15:26The last enemy [that] shall be destroyed [is] death.1 Thessalonians 4:13-17But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.Isaiah 25:8He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken [it].Revelation 5:6-14And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.Revelation 7:9-12After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;Hosea 13:14I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.Revelation 22:2-5In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, [was there] the tree of life, which bare twelve [manner of] fruits, [and] yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree [were] for the healing of the nations.Zechariah 3:7Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by.1 Corinthians 15:49And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
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