Mark 12:27 (GNV)

Passage

God is not ye God of the dead, but the God of the liuing. Ye are therefore greatly deceiued.

Nearby Context

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.

Mark 12:26 And as touching the dead, that they shall rise againe, haue ye not read in the booke of Moses, howe in the bush God spake vnto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Iacob?

Mark 12:27 God is not ye God of the dead, but the God of the liuing. Ye are therefore greatly deceiued.

Mark 12:28 Then came one of the Scribes that had heard them disputing together, and perceiuing that he had answered them well, he asked him, Which is the first commandement of all?

Mark 12:29 Iesus answered him, The first of all the commandements is, Heare, Israel, The Lord our God is the onely Lord.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "dead", "liuing", "therefore", "greatly", and "deceiued". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "dead" and "liuing", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "And as touching the dead that they..." into verse 28's "Then came one of the Scribes that...", so "dead" and "liuing" 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 "dead" and "liuing" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.