Mark 12:21
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.
20 Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died, leaving no children.
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.
23 In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.”
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
- Then the second one married the widow, but he also died and left no children. And the third did likewise.
- KJV
- And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise.
- WEB
- The second took her, and died, leaving no children behind him. The third likewise;
- ASV
- and the second took her, and died, leaving no seed behind him; and the third likewise:
- DARBY
- and the second took her and died, and neither did he leave seed; and the third likewise.
- BLB
- And the second took her and died, not having left behind seed; and the third likewise.
- ÅB
- Og den annen tok henne, og døde uten å etterlate avkom, og den tredje likeså;
- OTB
- Den andre giftet seg med enken, men han døde også uten å etterlate barn. Det samme skjedde med den tredje.
- B1930
- Og den annen tok henne, og døde uten å efterlate avkom, og den tredje likeså;