Luke 20:20-40 they watch'd then, and suborn'd spies, who under pretence of their tender consciences, might ensnare him in his discourse, and so betray him to the civil power and jurisdiction of the governor.

Mace⁽ⁱ⁾ ²⁰ they watch'd then, and suborn'd spies, who under pretence of their tender consciences, might ensnare him in his discourse, and so betray him to the civil power and jurisdiction of the governor. ²¹ they address'd him therefore in this manner; master, we know that what you say and teach is all right. you are not influenc'd by the quality of men, but explain the divine law with sincerity: ²² should we pay tribute to Cesar, or no? ²³ but Jesus perceiving their malicious design, said to them, why do you practise upon me? ²⁴ show me a penny: whose image and inscription is this? they answer'd, Cesar's. ²⁵ render then, said he, to Cesar, what belongs to Cesar, and to God, what belongs to God. ²⁶ so not being able to take any advantage from his words, before the people, they said no more, being surpriz'd at his answer. ²⁷ Afterwards some of the Pharisees, who deny there is any resurrection, accosted him with this question, ²⁸ master, said they, Moses left it in writing, if any man has a brother, who dies in marriage without leaving children, he is obliged to take the widow, to perpetuate his brother's line. ²⁹ now there were seven brothers, the first of which marry'd, and died without children. ³⁰ the second after marrying the widow, died likewise without children. ³¹ then the third took her, and so she was married to all seven, who all died without leaving any children. ³² at last the woman died too. ³³ at the resurrection therefore, to which of them will she be wife? for she had been married to all the seven. ³⁴ Jesus answered, in this life men and women marry. ³⁵ but they, who shall be accounted worthy to obtain the resurrection to an eternal life, shall have no concern in marriage, as being immortal: ³⁶ for by the resurrection they will inherit a nature truely angelical and divine. ³⁷ now that the dead are raised, may be inferr'd from Moses's relation concerning the bush, where he stiles the Lord, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. ³⁸ for he is not the God of the dead, but of the living. they are all then alive with respect to him. ³⁹ which some of the Scribes approving, said to him, master, what you maintain is very just: ⁴⁰ and after that they did not venture to ask him another question.