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the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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Douay-Rheims Bible
Mark 12:20
Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife and died leaving no issue.
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Christian Standard Bible®
There were seven brothers. The first married a woman, and dying, left no offspring.
There were seven brothers. The first married a woman, and dying, left no offspring.
King James Version (1611)
Now there were seuen brethren: and the first tooke a wife, and dying left no seede.
Now there were seuen brethren: and the first tooke a wife, and dying left no seede.
King James Version
Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.
Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.
English Standard Version
There were seven brothers; the first took a wife, and when he died left no offspring.
There were seven brothers; the first took a wife, and when he died left no offspring.
New American Standard Bible
"There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and died leaving no children.
"There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and died leaving no children.
New Century Version
Once there were seven brothers. The first brother married and died, leaving no children.
Once there were seven brothers. The first brother married and died, leaving no children.
Amplified Bible
"There were seven brothers; the first [one] took a wife, and died leaving no children.
"There were seven brothers; the first [one] took a wife, and died leaving no children.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and died leaving no children.
"There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and died leaving no children.
Legacy Standard Bible
There were seven brothers; and the first married a wife, and died leaving no seed.
There were seven brothers; and the first married a wife, and died leaving no seed.
Berean Standard Bible
Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died, leaving no children.
Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died, leaving no children.
Contemporary English Version
There were once seven brothers. The first one married, but died without having any children.
There were once seven brothers. The first one married, but died without having any children.
Complete Jewish Bible
There were seven brothers. The first one took a wife, and when he died, he left no children.
There were seven brothers. The first one took a wife, and when he died, he left no children.
Darby Translation
There were seven brethren; and the first took a wife, and dying did not leave seed;
There were seven brethren; and the first took a wife, and dying did not leave seed;
Easy-to-Read Version
There were seven brothers. The first brother married but died. He had no children.
There were seven brothers. The first brother married but died. He had no children.
Geneva Bible (1587)
There were seuen brethren, and the first tooke a wife, and when he died, left no issue.
There were seuen brethren, and the first tooke a wife, and when he died, left no issue.
George Lamsa Translation
Now there were seven brothers; the first one took a wife and died, and left no off- spring.
Now there were seven brothers; the first one took a wife and died, and left no off- spring.
Good News Translation
Once there were seven brothers; the oldest got married and died without having children.
Once there were seven brothers; the oldest got married and died without having children.
Lexham English Bible
There were seven brothers, and the first took a wife. And when he died, he did not leave descendants.
There were seven brothers, and the first took a wife. And when he died, he did not leave descendants.
Literal Translation
Then there were seven brothers. And the first took a wife, and dying, he left no seed.
Then there were seven brothers. And the first took a wife, and dying, he left no seed.
American Standard Version
There were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed;
There were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed;
Bible in Basic English
There were seven brothers: and the first took a wife, and at his death there were no offspring;
There were seven brothers: and the first took a wife, and at his death there were no offspring;
Hebrew Names Version
There were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and dying left no offspring.
There were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and dying left no offspring.
International Standard Version
There were seven brothers. The first one married and died without having children.
There were seven brothers. The first one married and died without having children.
Etheridge Translation
Seven brethren there were. The first took a wife, and died, and left not seed.
Seven brethren there were. The first took a wife, and died, and left not seed.
Murdock Translation
There were seven brothers: and the first took a wife, and died, and left no seed.
There were seven brothers: and the first took a wife, and died, and left no seed.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
There were seuen brethren: and the first toke a wyfe, and when he dyed, left no seede behynde hym.
There were seuen brethren: and the first toke a wyfe, and when he dyed, left no seede behynde hym.
English Revised Version
There were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed;
There were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed;
World English Bible
There were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and dying left no offspring.
There were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and dying left no offspring.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
There were seven brethren, and the first took a wife, and dying, left no seed.
There were seven brethren, and the first took a wife, and dying, left no seed.
Weymouth's New Testament
There were once seven brothers, the eldest of whom married a wife, but at his death left no family.
There were once seven brothers, the eldest of whom married a wife, but at his death left no family.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thanne seuene britheren ther weren; and the firste took a wijf, and diede, and lefte no seed.
Thanne seuene britheren ther weren; and the firste took a wijf, and diede, and lefte no seed.
Update Bible Version
There were seven brothers: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed;
There were seven brothers: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed;
Webster's Bible Translation
Now there were seven brothers: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.
Now there were seven brothers: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.
New English Translation
There were seven brothers. The first one married, and when he died he had no children.
There were seven brothers. The first one married, and when he died he had no children.
New King James Version
Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife; and dying, he left no offspring.
Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife; and dying, he left no offspring.
New Living Translation
Well, suppose there were seven brothers. The oldest one married and then died without children.
Well, suppose there were seven brothers. The oldest one married and then died without children.
New Life Bible
There were seven brothers. The first was married. He died before he had any children.
There were seven brothers. The first was married. He died before he had any children.
New Revised Standard
There were seven brothers; the first married and, when he died, left no children;
There were seven brothers; the first married and, when he died, left no children;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Seven brethren, there were: and, the first, took a wife, and, dying, left no seed, -
Seven brethren, there were: and, the first, took a wife, and, dying, left no seed, -
Revised Standard Version
There were seven brothers; the first took a wife, and when he died left no children;
There were seven brothers; the first took a wife, and when he died left no children;
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Ther were seven brethren: and the fyrst toke a wyfe and when he dyed leeft no seed behynde him.
Ther were seven brethren: and the fyrst toke a wyfe and when he dyed leeft no seed behynde him.
Young's Literal Translation
`There were then seven brothers, and the first took a wife, and dying, he left no seed;
`There were then seven brothers, and the first took a wife, and dying, he left no seed;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Now were there seuen brethren: the first toke a wife, and dyed, and left no sede:
Now were there seuen brethren: the first toke a wife, and dyed, and left no sede:
Mace New Testament (1729)
now there were seven brothers: the first married a wife and died, leaving her without any children.
now there were seven brothers: the first married a wife and died, leaving her without any children.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Say there were seven brothers and the oldest brother marries a woman, but dies before they have any kids.
Say there were seven brothers and the oldest brother marries a woman, but dies before they have any kids.
Contextual Overview
18 And there came to him the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection. And they asked him, saying: 19 Master, Moses wrote unto us that if any man’s brother die and leave his wife behind him and leave no children, his brother should take his wife and raise up seed to his brother. 20 Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife and died leaving no issue. 21 And the second took her and died: and neither did he leave any issue. And the third in like manner. 22 And the seven all took her in like manner and did not leave issue. Last of all the woman also died. 23 In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise again, whose wife shall she be of them? For the seven had her to wife. 24 And Jesus answering, saith to them: Do ye not therefore err, because you know not the scriptures nor the power of God? 25 For when they shall rise again from the dead, they shall neither marry, nor be married, but are as the angels in heaven. 26 And as concerning the dead that they rise again have you not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spoke to him, saying: I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob? 27 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You therefore do greatly err.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Matthew 22:25-28, Luke 20:29-33
Reciprocal: Mark 2:25 - Have
Cross-References
Genesis 12:6
Abram passed through the country unto the place of Sichem, as far as the noble vale: now the Chanaanite was at that time in the land.
Abram passed through the country unto the place of Sichem, as far as the noble vale: now the Chanaanite was at that time in the land.
Genesis 12:11
And when he was near to enter into Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife: I know that thou art a beautiful woman:
And when he was near to enter into Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife: I know that thou art a beautiful woman:
Genesis 12:14
And when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians saw the woman that she was very beautiful.
And when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians saw the woman that she was very beautiful.
Genesis 12:15
And the princes told Pharao, and praised her before him: and the woman was taken into the house of Pharao.
And the princes told Pharao, and praised her before him: and the woman was taken into the house of Pharao.
Exodus 18:27
And he let his kinsman depart: and he returned and went into his own country.
And he let his kinsman depart: and he returned and went into his own country.
Proverbs 21:1
As the divisions of waters, so the heart of the king is in the hand of the Lord: whithersoever he will, he shall turn it.
As the divisions of waters, so the heart of the king is in the hand of the Lord: whithersoever he will, he shall turn it.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Now there were seven brethren,.... In a certain family, at a certain place; perhaps at Jerusalem, who were brethren by the father's side; for such only were reckoned so, and such only did this law oblige:
and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed: no child: hence it is clear that the ancient Jews used the word seed, of a single person, as these Sadducees did; though modern ones deny such an use of it in our present controversies with them about the sense of Genesis 3:15;
Genesis 3:15- :.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
See this passage fully explained in the notes at Matthew 22:23-33.
Mark 12:25
Are as the angels - That is, as the angels in respect to connections and relations. What those connections and relations may be we know not, but this passage teaches that the special relation of âmarriageâ will not exist. It does not affirm, however, that there will be no recollection of former marriages, or no recognition of each other as having existed in this tender relation.
Mark 12:26
How in the bush - At the burning bush. See Exodus 3:16. The meaning is, âin that part of the book of Exodus which contains the account of the burning bush. When there were no chapters and verses, it was the easiest way of quoting a book of the Old Testament âby the subject,â and in this way it was often done by the Jews.
