Jesus replied, “Have you not read what King David did when he and his men were hungry? [I Sam. 21:6]
Matthew 22:31 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God spoke to you, saying, [Ex. 3:6] More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But as to the resurrection of the dead–have you never read what was said to you by God, American Standard Version (1901) But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, Common English Bible As for the resurrection of the dead, haven’t you read what God told you, Catholic Public Domain Version But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken by God, saying to you: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read that which was spoken by God, saying to you: |
Jesus replied, “Have you not read what King David did when he and his men were hungry? [I Sam. 21:6]
If you had [fully] understood what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not [only] sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned someone who was not guilty [of wrongdoing].
They said to Jesus, “Do you hear what these [children] are saying [about you]?” Jesus answered them, “Yes, [I do]. Have you not read [in Psa. 8:2] ‘You have ordained that praise would come from the mouths of infants and small children?’”
Jesus [then] said to the leading priests and elders of the Jewish people, “Did you not ever read in the Scriptures [Psa. 118:22-23], ‘The building block rejected by the builders is the same one that was made the principal stone by which the entire building was aligned. This was planned by the Lord and is a marvelous thing to us’?
For in the resurrected state men do not get married, nor are women given away in marriage, but [all] are like angels in heaven.
‘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.”
Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not [only] sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call righteous people [to be my followers] but sinners.”