The Meaning of Matthew 22:28 Explained

Matthew 22:28

KJV: Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.

YLT: therefore in the rising again, of which of the seven shall she be wife -- for all had her?'

Darby: In the resurrection therefore of which of the seven shall she be wife, for all had her?

ASV: In the resurrection therefore whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Therefore  in  the resurrection  whose  wife  shall she be  of the seven?  for  they all  had  her. 

What does Matthew 22:28 Mean?

Context Summary

Matthew 22:23-33 - The Scriptures Teach The Resurrection
The Sadducees professed themselves to be bound by the Pentateuch, and to have searched in vain for evidences of a life beyond. They were greatly startled, therefore, when our Lord proved human immortality from the book of Exodus. He had never passed through their schools and sat at the feet of their great teachers, but He showed them that "at the Bush" the voice of God attested eternal life.
The great I AM would never have spoken of Himself as the God of the patriarchs, centuries after their earthly career had closed, unless they had been living somewhere still. It was certain that they were all alive; otherwise God would have said, "I was their God." Death is not a chamber, but a passage; not an abiding-place, but a crossing over; not a state, but an act, an experience, a crossing of the bar, a going within the veil. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the myriads who have warred and stormed over the earth, are living as intensely as ever. [source]

Chapter Summary: Matthew 22

1  The parable of the marriage of the king's son
9  The vocation of the Gentiles
12  The punishment of him who lacked a wedding garment
15  Tribute ought to be paid to Caesar
23  Jesus confutes the Sadducees for the resurrection;
34  answers which is the first and great commandment;
41  and puzzles the Pharisees by a question about the Messiah

What do the individual words in Matthew 22:28 mean?

In the resurrection therefore of which of the seven will she be wife All for had her
ἐν τῇ ἀναστάσει οὖν τίνος τῶν ἑπτὰ ἔσται γυνή πάντες γὰρ ἔσχον αὐτήν

ἀναστάσει  resurrection 
Parse: Noun, Dative Feminine Singular
Root: ἀνάστασις  
Sense: a raising up, rising (e.
τίνος  of  which 
Parse: Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: τίς  
Sense: who, which, what.
τῶν  of  the 
Parse: Article, Genitive Masculine Plural
Root:  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
ἑπτὰ  seven 
Parse: Adjective, Genitive Masculine Plural
Root: ἑπτά  
Sense: seven.
ἔσται  will  she  be 
Parse: Verb, Future Indicative Middle, 3rd Person Singular
Root: εἰμί  
Sense: to be, to exist, to happen, to be present.
γυνή  wife 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Feminine Singular
Root: γυνή  
Sense: a woman of any age, whether a virgin, or married, or a widow.
αὐτήν  her 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular
Root: αὐτός  
Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself.

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