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Luke 20

Luke 20:28

The Sadducees and the Resurrection · Luke 20:27–40
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Translations

Modern
“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.
Traditional
Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man’s brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
Literal
…saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if anyone’s brother should die having a wife, and he should be childless, that his brother should take the wife and should raise up seed for his brother.
Latin
…dicentes: Magister, Moyses scripsit nobis: Si frater alicujus mortuus fuerit habens uxorem, et hic sine liberis fuerit, ut accipiat eam frater ejus uxorem, et suscitet semen fratri suo.

Original

Greek
English
“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.

Notes

Luke 20:28

Moses wrote for us: A dead man’s brother would marry the widow to produce children who would maintain the dead man’s name and property (Deuteronomy 25:5–6; see also Genesis 38:8–10; Ruth 4:1–12).

Luke 20:1–47

In this series of controversies between Jesus and the religious leaders of Jerusalem, they repeatedly questioned and challenged him, and he repeatedly outmatched them with his spiritual wisdom, insight, and authority.

Events

Parallels

Matthew 22:23–33 Mark 12:18–27

People

Moses: Prophet who led Israel out of Egypt

Glossary

Heaven Inheritance Luke, Gospel of Sadducees

Topics

Brother: Brother's Widow--Law Concerning--Levirate Marriage of Jesus, the Christ: Tested by the Sadducees Concerning the Resurrection of the Dead (In Jerusalem) Marriage: Levirate (The Brother Required to Marry a Brother's Widow) Resurrection: General Scriptures Concerning Sadducees: Reject the Doctrine of the Resurrection