Matthew 22:30
For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.
KJV
ἐν γὰρ τῇ ἀναστάσει οὔτε γαμοῦσιν οὔτε γαμίζονται, ἀλλ’ ὡς ἄγγελοι θεοῦ ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ εἰσίν.
Greek NT
In resurrectione enim neque nubent, neque nubentur : sed erunt sicut angeli Dei in cælo.
Vulgate
For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as angels in heaven.
ASV
For in the resurrection they shall neither marry nor be married, but shall be as the angels of God in heaven.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
3 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- γαμίζονται — SBLGNT
- γαμίζονται — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ἐκγαμίζονται — Robinson-Pierpont
- θεοῦ — SBLGNT
- θεοῦ — SBLGNT
- τοῦ θεοῦ — Robinson-Pierpont
- τῷ — SBLGNT
- τῷ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
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9 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
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Cross-references
- Luke 20:34 — And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:
- 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.
- Mark 12:24 — And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?
- 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 24:38 — For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,