Matthew 22:28 (LSB)

Passage

In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had married her.”

Nearby Context

Matthew 22:26 so also the second, and the third, down to the seventh.

Matthew 22:27 And last of all, the woman died.

Matthew 22:28 In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had married her.”

Matthew 22:29 But Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, not understanding the Scriptures nor the power of God.

Matthew 22:30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "And last of all the woman died..." into verse 29's "But Jesus answered and said to them...", so "resurrection" and "therefore" 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 "resurrection" and "therefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.