Matthew 22:24

²² And when they heard this, they were amazed. So they left Him and went away.

²³ That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him.

“Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.

²⁵ Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother.

²⁶ The same thing happened to the second and third brothers, down to the seventh.

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.

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BSB: “Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.
KJV: Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
WEB: saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up offspring for his brother.’
ASV: saying, Teacher, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
DARBY: saying, Teacher, Moses said, If any one die, not having children, his brother shall marry his wife and shall raise up seed to his brother.
BLB: saying, “Teacher, Moses said [that] if anyone should die not having children, his brother will marry his wife and will raise up seed for his brother.

ÅB: «Mester! Moses har sagt at når en mann dør og ikke har barn, så skal broren hans gifte seg med kona hans for å gi sin bror avkom.
OTB: "Mester," sa de, "Moses sa, 'Hvis en mann dør uten å ha barn, må hans bror gifte seg med enken og oppreise avkom for ham.'
B1930: Mester! Moses har sagt: Når en mann dør og ikke har barn, da skal hans bror gifte sig med hans hustru og opreise sin bror avkom.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Deuteronomy 25:5–10
When brothers dwell together and one of them dies without a son, the widow must not marry outside the family. Her husband’s brother is to take her as his wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law for her.
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Luke 20:28
“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.
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Matthew 7:21
Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
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Mark 12:19
“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.
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Matthew 22:16
They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.
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Ruth 1:11
But Naomi replied, “Return home, my daughters. Why would you go with me? Are there still sons in my womb to become your husbands?
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Matthew 22:36
“Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?”
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Genesis 38:8
Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife. Perform your duty as her brother-in-law and raise up offspring for your brother.”
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