Will We Still Be Married in Heaven?

The Short Answer

Jesus teaches that marriage as an institution does not continue in resurrection life. In Matthew 22:30 He says people in the resurrection neither marry nor are given in marriage.

The strongest biblical material comes from Matthew 22:23-33, Mark 12:18-27 and Luke 20:27-40. These passages preserve personal identity or clarify the future order without answering every detail people naturally want to know.

The passage does not say spouses lose identity, memory or the capacity to love.

Read Jesus’ Answer in Context

Matthew 22:23-33, Mark 12:18-27 and Luke 20:27-40 provide the main evidence. They show continuity of personhood or clarify how future life differs from present social structures.

The passage answers a Sadducee challenge about a woman married to several brothers. Jesus removes the conflict by showing that resurrection life follows a different social order. The passage does not say spouses lose identity, memory or the capacity to love.

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Study This Question in More Depth

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The Extra Study below develops Will We Still Be Married in Heaven? through the main passages, the limits of what they establish and the way the answer should shape Christian hope or faith today.