Luke 20:36
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.
KJV
οὔτε γὰρ ἀποθανεῖν ἔτι δύνανται, ἰσάγγελοι γάρ εἰσίν, καὶ υἱοί εἰσίν θεοῦ τῆς ἀναστάσεως υἱοὶ ὄντες.
Greek NT
neque enim ultra mori potuerunt : æquales enim angelis sunt, et filii sunt Dei, cum sint filii resurrectionis.
Vulgate
for neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
ASV
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.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
δύναμαι
dunamai
verb · 209×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
οὔτε
oute
conjunction · 94×
υἱός
uios
noun · 375×
ἀνάστασις
anastasis
noun · 42×
ἀποθνήσκω
apothnesko
verb · 112×
ἔτι
eti
adverb · 94×
ἰσάγγελος
isaggelos
adjective · 1×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
minor
SBLGNT: οὐδὲ | WH/Treg/NIV: οὐδὲ | RP: οὔτε
- οὐδὲ — SBLGNT
- οὐδὲ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- οὔτε — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: εἰσιν | WH/Treg/NIV: εἰσιν | RP: + τοῦ
- εἰσιν — SBLGNT
- εἰσιν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- + τοῦ — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Doctrines that cite this verse
Historic Christian voices
8 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
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Cross-references
- 1Cor 15:26 — The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
- 1Cor 15:26 — The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
- 1Cor 15:42 — So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
- 1Cor 15:54 — So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
- 1John 3:1 — Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
- Mark 12:25 — 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.
- Matt 5:9 — Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
- Matt 22:30 — For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.
- Phil 3:21 — Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.
- Rev 20:6 — Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
- Rev 21:4 — And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
- Rev 22:9 — Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.
- Rom 8:17 — And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
- Rom 8:23 — And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.