Mark 12:20
'There were then seven brothers, and the first took a wife, and dying, he left no seed;
Young's Literal Translation
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, neither left he seed, and the third in like manner,
Cross References
Matthew 22:25'And there were with us seven brothers, and the first having married did die, and not having seed, he left 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 →