Luke 20:38

The Sadducees and the Resurrection

37Even Moses demonstrates that the dead are raised, in the passage about the burning bush. For he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’38He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to Him all are alive.”

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Berean Standard Bible
He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to Him all are alive.”
American Standard Version (1901)
Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.
Bible in Basic English
Now he is not the God of the dead but of the living: for all men are living to him.
Douay-Rheims 1899
For he is not the God of the dead, but of the living: for all live to him.
Free Bible Version
He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him they all are alive.”
Geneva Bible 1599
For he is not the God of the dead, but of them which liue: for all liue vnto him.
King James (Authorized) Version
For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.
One Unity Resource Bible
Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for all are alive to him.”
Translation for Translators
It is not dead people who worship God. It is living people who worship him. Abraham, Isaac and Jacob died long before Moses lived, but God said that they were still worshipping him, so we(inc) know their spirits were still alive! All people whose spirits are alive again after they die continue to live to honor God!”
Unlocked Literal Bible
Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living, because all live to him.”
Noah Webster Bible
For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live to him.
World English Bible
Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for all are alive to him.”
Young's Literal Translation
and He is not a God of dead men, but of living, for all live to Him.'