Passage
On that day some Sadducees (who say there is no resurrection) came to Jesus and asked Him a question,
Matthew 22:23 (LSB)
Nearby Context
Matthew 22:21 They said to Him, “Caesar’s.” Then He said to them, “Therefore, render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s; and to God the things that are God’s.”
Matthew 22:22 And hearing this, they marveled, and leaving Him, they went away.
Matthew 22:23 On that day some Sadducees (who say there is no resurrection) came to Jesus and asked Him a question,
Matthew 22:24 saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies having no children, his brother as next of kin shall marry his wife and raise up a seed for his brother.’
Matthew 22:25 Now there were seven brothers with us; and the first married and died, and having no seed, he left his wife to his brother;
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "some", "sadducees", "resurrection", "came", "jesus", "asked", and "question". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "some" and "sadducees", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 22's "And hearing this they marveled and leaving..." into verse 24's "saying Teacher Moses said If a man...", so "some" and "sadducees" 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 "some" and "sadducees" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.