Matthew 22:30

22:30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels ¹  in heaven.

Luke 20:35-36

20:35 But those who are regarded as worthy to share in ²  that age and in the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage. ³  20:36 In fact, they can no longer die, because they are equal to angels ⁴  and are sons of God, since they are ⁵  sons ⁶  of the resurrection.

Luke 20:1

The Authority of Jesus

20:1 Now one ⁷  day, as Jesus ⁸  was teaching the people in the temple courts ⁹  and proclaiming ¹⁰  the gospel, the chief priests and the experts in the law ¹¹  with the elders came up ¹² 

Colossians 1:1

Salutation

1:1 From Paul, ¹³  an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

Hebrews 12:22-23

12:22 But you have come to Mount Zion, the city ¹⁴  of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, to the assembly 12:23 and congregation of the firstborn, who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous, who have been made perfect,

Hebrews 12:1

The Lord’s Discipline

12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, ¹⁵  we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,

Hebrews 3:2

3:2 who is faithful to the one who appointed him, as Moses was also in God’s ¹⁶  house. ¹⁷ 

¹ tc Most witnesses have “of God” after “angels,” although some mss read ἄγγελοι θεοῦ (angeloi qeou; א L ˹³ {28} 33 892 1241 1424 al) while others have ἄγγελοι τοῦ θεοῦ (angeloi tou qeou; W 0102 0161 Ï). Whether with or without the article, the reading “of God” appears to be motivated as a natural expansion. A few important witnesses lack the adjunct (B D Θ {0233} ˹ 700 {sa}); this coupled with strong internal evidence argues for the shorter reading.

² tn Grk “to attain to.”

³ sn Life in the age to come is different than life here (they neither marry nor are given in marriage). This means Jesus’ questioners had made a false assumption that life was the same both now and in the age to come.

⁴ sn Angels do not die, nor do they eat according to Jewish tradition (1 En. 15:6; 51:4; Wis 5:5; 2 Bar. 51:10; 1QH 3.21-23).

⁵ tn Grk “sons of God, being.” The participle ὄντες (ontes) has been translated as a causal adverbial participle here.

⁶ tn Or “people.” The noun υἱός (Juios) followed by the genitive of class or kind (“sons of…”) denotes a person of a class or kind, specified by the following genitive construction. This Semitic idiom is frequent in the NT (L&N 9.4).

⁷ tn Grk “Now it happened that one.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated. Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

⁸ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁹ tn Grk “the temple.”

¹⁰ tn Or “preaching.”

¹¹ tn Or “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.

¹² sn The chief priests and the experts in the law with the elders came up. The description is similar to Luke 19:47. The leaders are really watching Jesus at this point.

¹³ tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.

¹⁴ tn Grk “and the city”; the conjunction is omitted in translation since it seems to be functioning epexegetically – that is, explaining further what is meant by “Mount Zion.”

¹⁵ tn Grk “having such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us.”

¹⁶ tn Grk “his”; in the translation the referent (God) has been specified for clarity.

¹⁷ tc ‡ The reading adopted by the translation follows a few early mss and some versions (Ì^13,46vid B vg^ms co Ambr). The majority of mss (א A C D Ψ 0243 0278 33 1739 1881 Ï lat sy) insert “all” (“in all his house”), apparently in anticipation of Heb 3:5 which quotes directly from Num 12:7. On balance, the omission better explains the rise of ὅλῳ ({olw, “all”) than vice versa. NA²⁷ puts ὅλῳ in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.