After the Pharisees were unsuccessful in tempting Jesus, the Sadducees thought they would be more successful, and used one of their tried old tricky questions about resurrection. Jesus gave them a quick and surprising answer. But the bulk of His answer addresses the underlying problem, the reading of the Scriptures for an intellectual purpose, to find reasons for your debates, not to know the Person who speaks to you. As a result, they did not experience the power of God in their lives. Do you hear God speak to you when you study the Scriptures?