Luke 20:36 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

³⁶ For they cannot die anymore either, because they are equal to the angels and are children of God, as well as children of the resurrection [i.e., people who are assured of being resurrected].

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁶ neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁶ For they cannot die again, but they are angel-like and equal to angels. And being sons of and sharers in the resurrection, they are sons of God.

American Standard Version (1901)

³⁶ for neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.

Common English Bible

³⁶ They can no longer die, because they are like angels and are God’s children since they share in the resurrection.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁶ For they can no longer die. For they are equal to the Angels, and they are children of God, since they are children of the resurrection.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³⁶ Neither can they die any more: for they are equal to the angels, and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.

Luke 20:36 Cross References

Matthew 22:30

For in the resurrected state men do not get married, nor are women given away in marriage, but [all] are like angels in heaven.

Mark 12:25

For when people rise from the dead, men do not get married, and women are not given away in marriage, but [all] are like angels in heaven.

Romans 8:16

The Holy Spirit Himself bears testimony [along] with our [human] spirit that we are the children of God.

1 Corinthians 15:26

The last enemy that will be abolished is death.

1 Corinthians 15:42

It is the same way with the resurrection of dead people. [A person’s body] is buried [only] to decay; it is raised up never to decay again.

1 Corinthians 15:49

And just as we [now] appear [in both a physical and spiritual body] like the man who came from dust [i.e., Adam]; we will also [someday] appear [in both a physical (?) and a spiritual body] like the man who came from heaven [i.e., Christ].

Philippians 3:21

who will change our lowly [physical] bodies and make them like His glorious body. [He will do this] according to the power that enables Him even to bring everything into submission to Himself.

Revelation 20:6

The person who shares in this first resurrection is blessed and holy [i.e., for being so dedicated to God]. The second death does not have power over these people, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and will rule with Him for the thousand years.

Revelation 21:4

And He will wipe away all the tears from their eyes, and there will not be death anymore, or mourning, or crying, or pain anymore, for these old things have passed away.”

Revelation 22:9

But he said to me, “Do not do that; I am [only] a fellow-servant with you and with your brothers, the prophets, and with those who obey the words of this book. You should worship God.”