23. But all seven brothers had married her. So at the time when people rise from death, whose wife will she be?”
24. Jesus answered, “How could you be so wrong? It’s because you don’t know what the Scriptures say. And you don’t know anything about God’s power.
25. When people rise from death, there will be no marriage. People will not be married to each other. All people will be like angels in heaven.
26. Surely you have read what God said about people rising from death. In the book where Moses wrote about the burning bush, it says that God told Moses this: ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’
27. So they were not still dead, because he is the God only of living people. You Sadducees are so wrong!”
28. One of the teachers of the law came to Jesus. He heard Jesus arguing with the Sadducees and the Pharisees. He saw that Jesus gave good answers to their questions. So he asked him, “Which of the commands is the most important?”
29. Jesus answered, “The most important command is this: ‘People of Israel, listen! The Lord our God is the only Lord.
30. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’
31. The second most important command is this: ‘Love your neighbor the same as you love yourself.’ These two commands are the most important.”
32. The man answered, “That was a good answer, Teacher. You are right in saying that God is the only Lord and that there is no other God.
33. And you must love God with all your heart, all your mind, and all your strength. And you must love others the same as you love yourself. These commands are more important than all the animals and sacrifices we offer to God.”
34. Jesus saw that the man answered him wisely. So he said to him, “You are close to God’s kingdom.” And after that time, no one was brave enough to ask Jesus any more questions.
35. Jesus was teaching in the Temple area. He asked, “Why do the teachers of the law say that the Messiah is the son of David?
36. With the help of the Holy Spirit, David himself says, ‘The Lord God said to my Lord: Sit by me at my right side, and I will put your enemies under your control.’ Psalm 110:1