Mark 12:25

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.

American Standard Version (1901)

For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as angels in heaven.

Bible in Basic English

When they come back from the dead, they do not get married, but are like the angels in heaven.

Free Bible Version

When the dead rise, they don't marry, and aren't given in marriage. They're like the angels in heaven.

Geneva Bible 1599

For when they shall rise againe from the dead, neither men marry, nor wiues are married, but are as the Angels which are in heauen.

King James (Authorized) Version

For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.

One Unity Resource Bible

For when they will rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

Plain English Version

You see, after all the dead people come alive again, they will be like God’s angel messengers in heaven. Those angels never marry each other. And people that come alive again will be the same. Nobody will promise a wife to anyone, and nobody will marry anyone.

Translation for Translators

That woman will not be the wife of any of them, because when people have become alive again, instead of men having wives and women having husbands, they will be like the angels in heaven, who do not marry.

Unlocked Literal Bible

For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but they are like angels in heaven.

Noah Webster Bible

For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels who are in heaven.

World English Bible

For when they will rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

Young's Literal Translation

for when they may rise out of the dead, they neither marry nor are they given in marriage, but are as messengers who are in the heavens.

Context

The Sadducees and the Resurrection

²⁴Jesus said to them, “Aren’t you mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?²⁵When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.

Summary

In Mark 12:25, Jesus teaches about the nature of relationships in the afterlife, stating that there will be no marriage in heaven. This verse emphasizes the eternal and spiritual nature of life after death, where earthly relationships and institutions will no longer exist. It points to the ultimate focus on God and the fulfillment found in His presence, surpassing all earthly connections. Jesus' words encourage believers to prioritize their relationship with God above all else, recognizing the temporary nature of earthly bonds compared to the eternal joy of being in His presence.

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage--"neither can they die any more" (Luk 20:36). Marriage is ordained to perpetuate the human family; but as there will be no breaches by death in the future state, this ordinance will cease. but are as the angels which are in heaven--In Luke (Luk 20:36) it is "equal unto the angels." But as the subject is death and resurrection, we are not warranted to extend the equality here taught beyond the one point--the immortality of their nature. A beautiful clause is added in Luke (Luk 20:36) --"and are the children of God"--not in respect of character, which is not here spoken of, but of nature--"being the children of the resurrection," as rising to an undecaying existence (Rom 8:21, Rom 8:23), and so being the children of their Father's immortality (Ti1 6:16).

Mark 12:25

The Sadducees and the Resurrection

Scripture
Sermons
Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.

American Standard Version (1901)

For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as angels in heaven.

Bible in Basic English

When they come back from the dead, they do not get married, but are like the angels in heaven.

Free Bible Version

When the dead rise, they don't marry, and aren't given in marriage. They're like the angels in heaven.

Geneva Bible 1599

For when they shall rise againe from the dead, neither men marry, nor wiues are married, but are as the Angels which are in heauen.

King James (Authorized) Version

For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.

One Unity Resource Bible

For when they will rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

Plain English Version

Translation for Translators

Unlocked Literal Bible

For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but they are like angels in heaven.

Noah Webster Bible

For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels who are in heaven.

World English Bible

For when they will rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

Young's Literal Translation

for when they may rise out of the dead, they neither marry nor are they given in marriage, but are as messengers who are in the heavens.

Mark 12:25

Verse

Context

The Sadducees and the Resurrection

Summary

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Mark 12:25

The Sadducees and the Resurrection

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary