Mark 12:27 Meaning and Explanation
“He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →He is not the God of the dead but the God of the living; therefore the Sadducees greatly err.
What Does Mark 12:27 Mean?
Jesus draws the conclusion from the bush: God's covenant name proves that Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are not simply gone. He is the God of the living -- so those he claims live unto him (compare Luke 20:38), and the resurrection the Sadducees deny rests secure on the character of God.
Death does not cancel God's hold on his own. Everyone who has buried someone bound to God by covenant may take these words as solid ground: the bond did not end at the grave's edge, and the God who keeps it is strong enough to raise the body too. To deny that, Jesus says plainly, is not modest caution but great error.
Mark 12:27 in the Original Language
planao (πλανάω), 'err' -- to wander from the way, to be led astray.
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What does Mark 12:27 mean?
He is not the God of the dead but the God of the living; therefore the Sadducees greatly err.