The Central Idea of the Text is that Jesus corrected the Sadducees about their misunderstanding of the Scriptures and the power of God concerning resurrection, and provided the correct answer to the lawyer regarding the greatest commandments of the Mosaic Law. Jesus then posed a question concerning David’s son, the Messiah—which was actually about Himself—which stumped His questioners. When they could no longer trap Him with questions, they decided to resort to violence.