Matthew 22:29 (WEB)
But Jesus answered them, “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.
Catechism · 1
“Jesus endorses some of the teachings imparted by this religious elite of God's people: the resurrection of the dead,” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Mt 22:23-34; Lk 20:39.
Fathers and councils · 52
Irenaeus of Lyons
“To those, therefore, who are ignorant of these matters, and on this account imagine that they have discovered another Father, justly does one say, “Ye do err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 29.
Read the whole comment“How, too, could He have subdued him who was stronger than men, who had not only overcome man, but also retained him under his power, and conquered him who had conquered, while he set free mankind who had been conquered, unless He had been greater than man who had thus been vanquished?” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 29; Luke xi. 21, 22.
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Athanasius of Alexandria
“And so on the bare mention of such doctrine, they deserve nothing but the reply, ‘Ye do err, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God;’ and if they persist in it, they must be put to silence, by the words, ‘Render to’ man ‘the things that are’ man’s, ‘and to God the things that are’ God’s.” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 29.
Read the whole comment“But after him and with him are all inventors of unlawful heresies, who indeed refer to the Scriptures, but do not hold such opinions as the saints have handed down, and receiving them as the traditions of men, err, because they do not rightly know them nor their power.” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 29.
Read the whole comment“The end of such abandonment as this can be nothing but error, as the Lord, when reproving them, saith, ‘Ye do err, not knowing the Scriptures.’” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 29.
Read the whole comment“And He reproved the Jews, saying, ‘Search the Scriptures, for these are they that testify of Me.’” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 29; John v. 39.
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Augustine of Hippo
“Is it lawful to give tribute to Cæsar, or not?” and so on, down to the words, “And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at His doctrine.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 15–33.
Read the whole comment“For in the resurrection they shall neither be married, nor marry wives; for they shall not begin to die, but shall be equal to the Angels of God.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 29, 30
Read the whole comment“…and accordingly from their answer He drew this inference, “Render therefore unto Cæsar the things which are Cæsar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 15–34.
Read the whole comment“Jesus Himself also, when asked by the Sadducees, who denied the resurrection, which of the seven brothers should have to wife the woman whom all in succession had taken to raise up seed to their brother, as the law enjoined, says, “Ye do err, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 29.
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John Chrysostom
“And again Christ said, “Ye do err not knowing the Scriptures” ( Matt. xxii. 29 ): and again Paul said, “That through patience and comfort of the Scriptures we may have hope.” ( Rom. xv. 4.)” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment““Ye do err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 29.
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Jerome
“For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage but are as the angels.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 29, 30.
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Tertullian
“…as sons of that (future) age, by slaying in themselves the concupiscence of lust, and that whole (propensity) which could not be admitted within Paradise!” — editor's note: Comp. Matt. xxii. 29, 30; Mark xii. 24, 25; Luke xx. 34–36.
Read the whole comment“…for the purpose of raising up seed to his brother; and this may happen repeatedly to the same person, according to that crafty question of the Sadducees; men for that reason think that frequency of marriage is permitted in other cases as well: it will be their duty to understand first the reason of the precept…” — editor's note: See Matt. xxii. 23–33; Mark xii. 18–27; Luke xx. 26–38. Comp. ad Ux., l. i.
Read the whole comment“Their specious inquiry concerned the flesh, whether or not it would be subject to marriage after the resurrection; and they assumed the case of a woman who had married seven brothers, so that it was a doubtful point to which of them she should be restored.” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 23–32; Mark xii. 18–27; Luke xx. 27–38.
Read the whole comment“Therefore no solicitude arising from carnal jealousy will, in the day of the resurrection, even in the case of her whom they chose to represent as having been married to seven brothers successively, wound any one of her so many husbands; nor is any (husband) awaiting her to put her to confusion.” — editor's note: See Matt. xxii. 23–33; Mark xii. 18–27; Luke xx. 27–40.
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Catena Aurea on Luke
- OrigenCatena Aurea on Luke
“But because the Lord says in Matthew, which is here omitted, Ye do err, not knowing the Scriptures, (Mat.” — the author cites it
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Catena Aurea on Matthew
- Pseudo-ChrysostomCatena Aurea on Matthew
As soon as the Pharisees were gone, came the Sadducees; perhaps with like intent, for there was a strife among them who should be the first to seize Him. Or if by argument they should not be able to overcome Him,…
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There were two sects among the Jews, the Pharisees and the Sadducees; the Pharisees pretended to the righteousness of traditions and observances, whence they were called by the people ‘separate.’ The Sadducees (the…
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They not only denied the resurrection of the body, but took away the immortality of the soul.
Read the whole comment - Pseudo-ChrysostomCatena Aurea on Matthew
For the Devil finding himself unable to crush utterly the religion of God, brought in the sect of the Sadducees denying the resurrection of the dead, thus breaking down all purpose of a righteous life, for who is…
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But there are who observing that the spirit is loosed from the body, that the flesh is turned to corruption, that the corruption is reduced to dust, and that the dust again is resolved into the elements, so as to be…
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But that earthy matter of which the flesh of men is made perishes not before God; but into whatsoever dust or ashes reduced, into whatsoever gases or vapours dispersed, into whatsoever other bodies incorporated,…
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But the Sadducees thought they had now discovered a most convincing argument in favour of their error.
Read the whole comment - John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on Matthew
For because death to the Jews, who did all things for the present life, seemed an unmixed evil, Moses ordered that the wife of one who died without sons should be given to his brother, that a son might be born to the…
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As they disbelieved the resurrection of the body, and supposed that the soul perished with the body, they accordingly invent a fable to display the fondness of the belief of a resurrection. Thus they put forward a…
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Mystically; by these seven brethren are understood the wicked, who could not bring forth the fruit of righteousness in the earth through all the seven ages of the world, during which this earth has being, for…
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Wisely does He first convict them of folly, in that they did not read; and afterwards of ignorance, in that they did not know God. For of diligence in reading springs knowledge of God, but ignorance is the offspring…
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They therefore err because they know not the Scriptures; and because they know not the power of God.
Read the whole comment - OrigenCatena Aurea on Matthew
Two things there are which He says they know not, the Scriptures and the power of God, by which is brought to pass the resurrection, and the new life in it. Or by the power of God, which the Lord here convicts the…
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Or, when He says, “In the resurrection, they neither marry nor are given in marriage,” He referred to what He had said, “Ye know not the power of God;” but when He proceeded, “I am the God of Abraham, &c.” to that…
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In these words the Latin language cannot follow the Greek idiom. For the Latin word ‘nubere’ is correctly said only of the woman. But we must take it so as to understand “marry” of men, “to be given in marriage” of…
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In this life that we may die, therefore we are born; and we marry to the end that which death consumes, birth may replenish; therefore where the law of death is taken away, the cause of birth is taken away likewise.
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It had been enough to have cut off this opinion of the Sadducees of sensual enjoyment, that where the function ceased, the empty pleasure of the body accompanying it ceased also; but He adds, “But are as the Angels…
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Which is an apt reply to their question. For their reason for judging that there would be no resurrection, was that they supposed that their condition when risen would be the same; this reason then He removes by…
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It should be noted, that when He spoke of fasting, alms, and other spiritual virtues, He did not bring in the comparison of Angels, but only here where He speaks of the ceasing of marriage. For as all acts of the…
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This that is added, “But are as the Angels of God in heaven,” is an assurance that our conversation in heaven shall be spiritual.
Read the whole comment - Dionysius the AreopagiteCatena Aurea on Matthew
For then when we shall be incorruptible and immortal, by the visible presence of God Himself we shall be filled with most chaste contemplations, and shall share the gift of light to the understanding in our…
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The same cavil that the Sadducees here offer respecting marriage is renewed by many who ask in what form the female sex shall rise again. But what the authority of Scripture leads us to think concerning the Angels,…
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To me they seem to think most justly, who doubt not that both sexes shall rise again. For there shall be no desire which is the cause of confusion, for before they had sinned they were naked; and that nature which…
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For none could say of a stone and a tree or inanimate things, that they shall not marry nor be given in marriage, but of such things only as having capacity for marriage, shall yet in a sort not marry.
Read the whole comment - Rabanus MaurusCatena Aurea on Matthew
These things which are spoken concerning the conditions of the resurrection He spoke in answer to their enquiry, but of the resurrection itself He replies aptly against their unbelief.
Read the whole comment - John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on Matthew
And because they had put forward Moses in their Question, He confutes them by Moses, adding, “But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read.”
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In proof of the resurrection there were many plainer passages which He might have cited; among others that of Isaiah, “The dead shall be raised; they that are in the tombs shall rise again:” [Isa 26:29, Septuagint]…
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How then is it said in another place, “Whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.” [Rom 14:8] This which is said here differs from that. The dead are the Lord’s, those, that is, who are to live again, not those who…
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It should be further considered, that this was said to Moses at a time when those holy Patriarchs had gone to their rest. They therefore of whom He was the God were in being; for they could have had nothing, if they…
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God moreover is He who says, “I am that I am;” [Ex 3:14] so that it is impossible that He should be called the God of those who are not. And see that He said not, I am the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, but “The…
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Seasonably may we confute the Manichaeans by this same passage by which the Sadducees were then confuted, for they too, though in another manner, deny the resurrection.
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God is therefore called in particular “The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob,” because in these three are expressed all the modes of begetting the sons of God. For God begets most times of a good…
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And see how the assault of the Jews against Christ becomes more faint. Their first challenge was in a threatening tone, “By what authority doest thou these things,” to oppose which firmness of spirit was needed.…
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Not the Sadducees but the multitudes were astonished. This is daily done in the Church; when by Divine inspiration the adversaries of the Church are overcome, the multitude of the faithful rejoice.
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Matthew 22:29 and Mark 12:24 share the same wording (12 words).
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Cited together in Against Heresies IV.5.
Cited together in Against Heresies IV.5.
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