That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him.
Matthew 22:23. The same day came to him the Sadducees. We see here how Satan brings together all the ungodly, who in other respects differ widely from each other, to attack the truth of God. For, though deadly strife existed between these two sects, “Combien que ces deux sectes se fissent tous les jours la guerre l’un contre l’autre;” — “though those two sects were...
Now there were with us seven brethren,.... That is, there was in the city, town or neighbourhood, where these Sadducees dwelt, probably at Jerusalem, a family, in which were seven sons, all brethren by the father's side; for brethren by the mother's side were not counted brethren, nor obliged by this law (a); whether this was a reigned case which is here and in the...
Verses 23-33. Conversation of Jesus with the Sadducees respecting the resurrection. See also . Verse 23. The same day came to him the Sadducees. For an account of the Sadducees, . No resurrection. The resurrection literally means the raising up the body to life after it is dead, .