24. Jesus replied, "You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures. And you do not know the power of God.
25. When the dead rise, they won't get married. And their parents won't give them to be married. They will be like the angels in heaven.
26. "What about the dead rising? Haven't you read in the scroll of Moses the story of the bush? God said to Moses, 'I am the God of Abraham. I am the God of Isaac. And I am the God of Jacob.' (Exodus 3:6)
27. He is not the God of the dead. He is the God of the living. You have made a big mistake!"
28. One of the teachers of the law came and heard the Sadducees arguing. He noticed that Jesus had given the Sadducees a good answer. So he asked him, "Which is the most important of all the commandments?"