Mark 12:23 (KJV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Mark 12:21 And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise.

Mark 12:22 And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.

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

Mark 12:24 And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?

Mark 12:25 For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "resurrection", "therefore", "shall", "rise", "whose", "wife", and "seven". 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 22's "And the seven had her and left..." into verse 24's "And Jesus answering said unto them Do...", so "resurrection" and "therefore" 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 "therefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.