Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Luke 20:35 - 20:35

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Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Luke 20:35 - 20:35


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35. καταξιωθέντες. Comp. Luk 21:36; Rev 3:4; 2Th 1:5. Sane magna dignatio. Bengel.

αἰῶνος ἐκείνου τυχεῖν. Literally, “to attain to that world-age,” i.e. the genuine inheritors of the future aeon beyond the grave, Luk 14:14; Php 3:11. The answer of Jesus is not only full of tolerant condescension, but also of a divine wisdom which at once dwarfs into insignificance the insight of the Rabbinic Hillels and Shammais. It is further most important, as being one of the few passages which give us a clear glimpse into the conditions of future blessedness. These Sadducees erred because, in their ignorance of the Scriptures and the power of God (Mar 12:24), they were imagining a kingdom which could be inherited by “flesh and blood.”