Mark 12:23 (GNV)

Passage

In the resurrection then, when they shall rise againe, whose wife shall she be of them? for seuen had her to wife.

Nearby Context

Mark 12:21 Then the seconde tooke her, and he died, neither did he yet leaue issue, and the third likewise:

Mark 12:22 So those seuen had her, and left no yssue: last of all the wife died also.

Mark 12:23 In the resurrection then, when they shall rise againe, whose wife shall she be of them? for seuen had her to wife.

Mark 12:24 Then Iesus answered, and saide vnto them, Are ye not therefore deceiued, because ye knowe not the Scriptures, neither the power of God?

Mark 12:25 For when they shall rise againe from the dead, neither men marry, nor wiues are married, but are as the Angels which are in heauen.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "resurrection", "shall", "rise", "againe", "whose", "wife", and "seuen". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "resurrection" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "So those seuen had her and left..." into verse 24's "Then Iesus answered and saide vnto them...", so "resurrection" and "shall" 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 "resurrection" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.