Luk 20:20-40 | JFB | STEP | 20-26. sent forth-- after consulting ( ) on the best plan. spies-- "of the Pharisees and Herodians" ( ). See .

‏ Luke 20:20-40

Lu 20:20-40. Entangling Questions about Tribute and the Resurrection--The Replies.

20-26. sent forth--after consulting (Mt 22:15) on the best plan.

spies--"of the Pharisees and Herodians" (Mr 12:13). See Mr 3:6.

27-34. no resurrection--"nor angel nor spirit" (Ac 23:8); the materialists of the day.

36. neither ... die any more--Marriage is ordained to perpetuate the human family; but as there will be no breaches by death in the future state, this ordinance will cease.

equal--or "like."

unto the angels--that is, in the immortality of their nature.

children of God--not in respect of character but nature; "being the children of the resurrection" to an undecaying existence (Ro 8:21, 23). And thus the children of their Father's immortality (1Ti 6:16).

37-38. even Moses--whom they had just quoted to entangle Him.

39. scribes ... well said--enjoying His victory over the Sadducees.

they durst not--neither party, both for the time utterly foiled.