Mark 12:20
18 Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,
19 Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man’s brother die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.
21 And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise.
22 And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.
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 with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother:
Read in contextLuke 20:29–33
There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.
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