Mark 12:26 (WEB)

Passage

But about the dead, that they are raised; haven’t you read in the book of Moses, about the Bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?Exodus 3:6

Nearby Context

Mark 12:24 Jesus answered them, “Isn’t this because you are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God?

Mark 12:25 For when they will rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

Mark 12:26 But about the dead, that they are raised; haven’t you read in the book of Moses, about the Bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?Exodus 3:6

Mark 12:27 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are therefore badly mistaken.”

Mark 12:28 One of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together. Knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the greatest of all?”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "dead", "raised", "haven", "read", "book", "moses", "bush", and "spoke". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "dead" and "raised", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "For when they will rise from the..." into verse 27's "He is not the God of the...", so "dead" and "raised" 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 "raised" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.