Mark 12:24 (YLT)

Passage

And Jesus answering said to them, `Do ye not because of this go astray, not knowing the Writings, nor the power of God?

Nearby Context

Mark 12:22 and the seven took her, and left no seed, last of all died also the woman;

Mark 12:23 in the rising again, then, whenever they may rise, of which of them shall she be wife--for the seven had her as wife?'

Mark 12:24 And Jesus answering said to them, `Do ye not because of this go astray, not knowing the Writings, nor the power of God?

Mark 12:25 for when they may rise out of the dead, they neither marry nor are they given in marriage, but are as messengers who are in the heavens.

Mark 12:26 `And concerning the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the Book of Moses (at The Bush), how God spake to him, saying, I <FI>am<Fi> the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jesus", "answering", "said", "astray", "knowing", "writings", and "power". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jesus" and "answering", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "in the rising again then whenever they..." into verse 25's "for when they may rise out of...", so "jesus" and "answering" 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 "jesus" and "answering" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.