Mark 12:20
18 Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him:
19 “Teacher, 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 and died, leaving no children.
21 Then the second one married the widow, but he also died and left no children. And the third did likewise.
22 In this way, none of the seven left any children. And last of all, the woman 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 and died, leaving no children.
- KJV
- Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.
- WEB
- There were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and dying left no offspring.
- ASV
- There were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed;
- DARBY
- There were seven brethren; and the first took a wife, and dying did not leave seed;
- BLB
- There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and dying, left no seed.
- ÅB
- Nå var det syv brødre; og den første tok seg en hustru, og etterlot ikke avkom da han døde.
- OTB
- Det var syv brødre. Den første giftet seg og døde uten å etterlate noen barn.
- B1930
- Nu var det syv brødre; og den første tok sig en hustru, og efterlot ikke avkom da han døde.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 22:25–28
Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother.
Read in contextLuke 20:29–33
Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a wife, but died childless.
Read in context