Mark 12:20

There were once seven brothers, the eldest of whom married a wife, but at his death left no family.

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.

In Context

19"Rabbi," they said, "Moses made it a law for us: `If a man's brother should die and leave a wife, but no child, the man shall marry the widow and raise up a family for his brother.'

21The second married her, and died, leaving no family; and the third did the same.

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Cross References

Matthew 22:25Now we had among us seven brothers. The eldest of them married, but died childless, leaving his wife to 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 →

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