Luke 20:29
27 Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,
28 Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man’s brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.
30 And the second took her to wife, and he died childless.
31 And the third took her; and in like manner the seven also: and they left no children, and died.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- 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.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 22:30
Thus saith the LORD, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah.
Read in contextLeviticus 20:20
And if a man shall lie with his uncle’s wife, he hath uncovered his uncle’s nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.
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