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Luke 20:38
Now he is not the God of the dead but of the living: for all men are living to him.
Luke 20:38 · Bible in Basic English
Luke 20:38 in other translations
For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.
He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to Him all are alive.”
Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for all are alive to him.”
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In context
35 But those to whom is given the reward of the world to come, and to come back from the dead, have no wives, and are not married;
36 And death has no more power over them, for they are equal to the angels, and are sons of God, being of those who will come back from the dead.
37 But even Moses made it clear that the dead come back to life, saying, in the story of the burning thorn-tree, The Lord, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
38 Now he is not the God of the dead but of the living: for all men are living to him.
39 And some of the scribes, in answer to this, said, Master, you have said well.
40 And they had fear of putting any more questions to him.
41 And he said to them, Why do they say that the Christ is the son of David?
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