KJV ORIGINAL
And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Jesus responded to them, 'Here on earth, people get married and build families together.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Jesus is pointing out how earthly life works before explaining how heaven is totally different.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The Gospel of Luke, traditionally attributed to Luke, a companion of Paul, was written to Theophilus and a broader Gentile audience around the mid-to-late first century CE. It records Jesus's response to the Sadducees, who challenged the concept of resurrection by presenting a hypothetical marriage scenario.
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