Mark 12:18 (ASV)

Passage

And there come unto him Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,

Nearby Context

Mark 12:16 And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar`s.

Mark 12:17 And Jesus said unto them, Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar`s, and unto God the things that are God`s. And they marvelled greatly at him.

Mark 12:18 And there come unto him Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,

Mark 12:19 Teacher, Moses wrote unto us, If a man`s brother die, and leave a wife behind him, and leave no child, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

Mark 12:20 There were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "come", "sadducees", "resurrection", "asked", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "come" and "sadducees", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "And Jesus said unto them Render unto..." into verse 19's "Teacher Moses wrote unto us If a...", so "come" and "sadducees" belong inside that flow. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "come" and "sadducees" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.