Mark 12:20
Seven brethren there were. The first took a wife, and died, and left not seed.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.
In Context
21And the second took her, and died, and he also left not seed: and the third likewise.
Cross References
Matthew 22:25But there were with us seven brethren: the eldest (of whom) took a wife, and died. And because he had no children, he left his wife unto his brother.
Matthew Henry on Mark 12:19-28
The Question of the Sadducees. 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. 20 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… Read the whole commentary →