But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:
But the people who are found worthy to enter that future world and come back from the dead, they won't be getting married or given away in marriage.
In the next life, relationships work completely differently than they do here.
📚 Historical Context
In the historical context of Luke 20, Jesus was teaching in the temple in Jerusalem when the Sadducees, a Jewish group that denied the resurrection of the dead, challenged him with a question about marriage in the afterlife to test his authority. This question stemmed from their cultural and theological beliefs, which rejected resurrection and focused on the Torah, contrasting with other Jewish sects like the Pharisees. Jesus used this opportunity to affirm the reality of the resurrection and describe a transformed existence beyond earthly norms.
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