30 At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.

Other Translations of Matthew 22:30

King James Version

30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.

English Standard Version

30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

The Message

30 At the resurrection we're beyond marriage. As with the angels, all our ecstasies and intimacies then will be with God.

New King James Version

30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels of God in heaven.

New Living Translation

30 For when the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. In this respect they will be like the angels in heaven.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Matthew 22:30

Commentary on Matthew 22:23-33

(Read Matthew 22:23-33)

The doctrines of Christ displeased the infidel Sadducees, as well as the Pharisees and Herodians. He carried the great truths of the resurrection and a future state, further than they had yet been reveled. There is no arguing from the state of things in this world, as to what will take place hereafter. Let truth be set in a clear light, and it appears in full strength. Having thus silenced them, our Lord proceeded to show the truth of the doctrine of the resurrection from the books of Moses. God declared to Moses that he was the God of the patriarchs, who had died long before; this shows that they were then in a state of being, capable of enjoying his favour, and proves that the doctrine of the resurrection is clearly taught in the Old Testament as well as in the New. But this doctrine was kept for a more full revelation, after the resurrection of Christ, who was the first-fruits of them that slept. All errors arise from not knowing the Scriptures and the power of God. In this world death takes away one after another, and so ends all earthly hopes, joys, sorrows, and connexions. How wretched are those who look for nothing better beyond the grave!