Mark 12:26 (DRB)

Passage

And as concerning the dead that they rise again have you not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spoke to him, saying: I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob?

Nearby Context

Mark 12:24 And Jesus answering, saith to them: Do ye not therefore err, because you know not the scriptures nor the power of God?

Mark 12:25 For when they shall rise again from the dead, they shall neither marry, nor be married, but are as the angels in heaven.

Mark 12:26 And as concerning the dead that they rise again have you not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spoke to him, saying: I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob?

Mark 12:27 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You therefore do greatly err.

Mark 12:28 And there came one of the scribes that had heard them reasoning together, and seeing that he had answered them well, asked him which was the first commandment of all.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "concerning", "dead", "rise", "again", "read", "book", "moses", and "bush". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "concerning" and "dead", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "For when they shall rise again from..." into verse 27's "He is not the God of the...", so "concerning" and "dead" 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 "concerning" and "dead" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.