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Luke 20:29

27 Then some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to question Him.

28 “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.

Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a wife, but died childless.

30 Then the second

31 and the third married the widow, and in the same way all seven died, leaving no children.

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BSB
Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a wife, but died childless.
KJV
There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.
WEB
There were therefore seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died childless.
ASV
There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died childless;
DARBY
There were then seven brethren: and the first, having taken a wife, died childless;
BLB
Therefore there were seven brothers. And the first, having taken a wife, died childless;
ÅB
Nå var det syv brødre; og den første tok seg en hustru og døde barnløs.
OTB
Nå var det syv brødre. Den første giftet seg med en kvinne og døde uten barn.
B1930
Nu var det syv brødre; og den første tok sig en hustru og døde barnløs.

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 22:30

    This is what the LORD says: “Enroll this man as childless, a man who will not prosper in his lifetime. None of his descendants will prosper to sit on the throne of David or to rule again in Judah.”

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  • Leviticus 20:20

    If a man lies with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered the nakedness of his uncle. They will bear their sin; they shall die childless.

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