‘I am Abraham’s God, and Isaac’s God and Jacob’s God.’ [So], He is not God to those who are [physically] dead, but [He is] God to those who are [still] alive.”
Luke 20:38 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) So, He is not God to those who are dead, but [He is] God to those who are alive, for to God, all people are alive.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to Him all men are alive [whether in the body or out of it] and they are alive [not dead] unto Him [in definite relationship to Him]. American Standard Version (1901) Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him. Common English Bible He isn’t the God of the dead but of the living. To him they are all alive.” Catholic Public Domain Version And so he is not the God of the dead, but of the living. For all are alive to him." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For he is not the God of the dead, but of the living: for all live to him. |
‘I am Abraham’s God, and Isaac’s God and Jacob’s God.’ [So], He is not God to those who are [physically] dead, but [He is] God to those who are [still] alive.”
[So], He is not God to those who are dead, but [He is] God to those who are alive. You are seriously mistaken.”
Then certain experts in the Law of Moses replied to Jesus, “Teacher, you have spoken well.”
After a little while [longer] the world will not see me anymore, but you men will see me. Because I [will continue to] live, you will live also.
Just as the living Father has sent me, and I have [physical and spiritual] life because of the Father, so the person who eats me will also have [physical (?) and spiritual] life because of me.
For He was weak when He was crucified [i.e., by assuming a human body capable of suffering and death], but [now] He lives by God’s power. For we too are weak, [along] with Him [i.e., each of us experiences the frailties of a human body], but by [this same] power from God, we will live with Him to serve you. [Note: The various translations differ widely on how to properly translate this difficult verse].
And what agreement is there between a temple of God and idols? For we are a temple of the living God, just as God said [Lev. 26:12], “I will live in them and walk among them [i.e., among His people]; and I will be their God and they will be my people.”
But instead, they longed for a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
Then the angel [See 21:9] showed me the river of the water of life. It was crystal-clear as it flowed out of the throne of God and the Lamb,