Luke 20:38

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

Cross-references

John 11:25 Related theme

John 11:25 declares Jesus is the resurrection and life — the same truth that underlies God being God of the living.

John 11:26 Related theme

John 11:26 promises believers never die — reinforcing the reality that the dead live to God.

John 14:19 Related theme

John 14:19 promises 'because I live, you shall live also' — directly connecting Christ's life to believers' ongoing life before God.

Romans 6:11 Parallel

Romans 6:11 calls believers to consider themselves alive to God in Christ, directly echoing the resurrection principle that all live to Him.

Romans 14:7-9 declares we live to the Lord and He is Lord of both dead and living, a clear echo of Luke 20:38's logic.

Hebrews 11:16 Related theme

Hebrews 11:16 explicitly states God is not ashamed to be called their God because He prepared a heavenly city — directly parallels Luke's argument for the living dead.

Matthew 22:32 records the same saying: God is God of the living, not the dead. A parallel account of Jesus' teaching.

Acts 17:28 Allusion

Acts 17:28 echoes that we live in God—'in him we live'. Both affirm life in God, though different contexts.