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Luke 20:38

He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to Him all are alive.”

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ASV

Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.

KJV

For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.

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11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
θεὸςtheosGodG2316 →
δὲdenowG1161 →
οὐκouknotG3756 →
ἔστινestinHe isG1510 →
νεκρῶνnekrōnof [the] deadG3498 →
ἀλλὰallabutG235 →
ζώντων·zōntōnof [the] living;G2198 →
πάντεςpantesallG3956 →
γὰρgarforG1063 →
αὐτῷautōto HimG846 →
ζῶσιν.¶zōsinlive.G2198 →

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Acts 17:28‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’Psalms 91:2I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”John 11:25–26Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.Colossians 3:3–4For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.Romans 6:10–11The death He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life He lives, He lives to God.Romans 6:10The death He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life He lives, He lives to God.Romans 14:7–9For none of us lives to himself alone, and none of us dies to himself alone.John 14:19In a little while the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you also will live.Psalms 145:1–2I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.Revelation 7:15–17For this reason, they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them.2 Corinthians 6:16What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”Romans 6:22–23But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the outcome is eternal life.2 Corinthians 13:4For He was indeed crucified in weakness, yet He lives by God’s power. And though we are weak in Him, yet by God’s power we will live with Him to serve you.Psalms 22:23–26You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him!Revelation 22:1Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the LambPsalms 16:5–11The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.John 6:57Just as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on Me will live because of Me.Hebrews 11:16Instead, they were longing for a better country, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.

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