36. They can't die anymore. They are like the angels. They are God's children. They will be given a new form of life when the dead rise.
37. "Remember the story of Moses and the bush. Even Moses showed that the dead rise. The Lord said to him, 'I am the God of Abraham. I am the God of Isaac. And I am the God of Jacob.' (Exodus 3:6)
38. He is not the God of the dead. He is the God of the living. In his eyes, everyone is alive."
39. Some of the teachers of the law replied, "You have spoken well, teacher!"
40. And no one dared to ask him any more questions.