Matthew 22:29
Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.
Cross-reference
Matthew 12:7 records Jesus rebuking Pharisees for not knowing Scripture ('if ye had known') — same pattern as here.
Daniel 12:2 clearly states many will awake to everlasting life—a foundational resurrection text the Sadducees overlooked.
In John 20:9, disciples also failed to understand Scripture about the resurrection — matching the error Jesus rebukes here.
In Acts 26:8, Paul asks why resurrection is considered incredible — the same issue Jesus confronts in Matthew 22.
In Philippians 3:21, God's power transforms our bodies in resurrection — the power the Sadducees denied.
In Luke 24:44-47, Jesus explains the Scriptures foretold his resurrection — the same Scriptures the Sadducees ignored.
In Luke 1:37, nothing is impossible with God — directly relating to the power of God Jesus references.
In Genesis 18:14, the Lord asks if anything is too hard for Him — illustrating the power of God the Sadducees doubted.
In Hosea 13:14, God declares He will ransom from death — the very power of God the Sadducees rejected.
In Jeremiah 32:17, nothing is too hard for God — the same power Jesus says the Sadducees did not know.
Isaiah 26:19 explicitly says dead will live and bodies rise—a direct answer to Sadducees' denial of resurrection.
Isaiah 25:8 prophesies God swallowing death forever—a key Scripture Jesus could cite to prove resurrection.
Psalm 49:15 directly states God redeems life from the grave, affirming resurrection power the Sadducees ignored.
In Psalm 17:15, the hope of awakening to see God's face points to bodily resurrection, which the Sadducees denied.
Psalm 16:9-11 affirms God will not abandon to death — a key resurrection text the Sadducees overlooked.
Job 19:25-27 expresses confidence in resurrection, illustrating the Scriptures the Sadducees should have known.
Mark 12:24 is the parallel account of this same event, repeating 'err not knowing the scriptures nor the power of God'.
In 2 Timothy 3:15, knowing the Scriptures brings wisdom unto salvation — the opposite of the error in Matthew 22:29 from not knowing them.
In 2 Timothy 2:18, Hymenaeus and Philetus err about the resurrection, illustrating the same kind of error from not knowing Scripture.
In 2 Peter 3:16, the unlearned wrest the Scriptures, echoing the error that comes from not knowing them as in Matthew 22:29.
In Acts 13:27, the rulers' ignorance of the prophets parallels the error Jesus rebukes — not knowing Scripture leads to condemning the Messiah.
John 5:39 commands to search the Scriptures — the very thing the Sadducees failed to do, leading to their error.
Luke 20:35 continues Jesus' answer about resurrection life — the very topic the Sadducees misunderstood in this verse.
Isaiah 8:20 warns that those not speaking according to Scripture have no light — the Sadducees' error comes from not knowing the word.
Job 14:14 wrestles with the question of life after death — the very resurrection the Sadducees denied, showing Scripture addresses it.
John 3:10 has Jesus similarly rebuking a teacher of Israel for not knowing basic truths — a parallel pattern of ignorance.