Matthew 22:31 (GNV)

Passage

And concerning the resurrection of the dead, haue ye not read what is spoken vuto you of God, saying,

Nearby Context

Matthew 22:29 Then Iesus answered, and sayd vnto them, Ye are deceiued, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.

Matthew 22:30 For in the resurrection they neither marie wiues, nor wiues are bestowed in mariage, but are as the Angels of God in heauen.

Matthew 22:31 And concerning the resurrection of the dead, haue ye not read what is spoken vuto you of God, saying,

Matthew 22:32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Iacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the liuing.

Matthew 22:33 And when the multitude heard it, they were astonied at his doctrine.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "concerning", "resurrection", "dead", "haue", "read", "spoken", "vuto", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "concerning" and "resurrection", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 30's "For in the resurrection they neither marie..." into verse 32's "I am the God of Abraham and...", so "concerning" and "resurrection" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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