Translations
Modern
Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a wife but died childless.
Traditional
There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.
Literal
Therefore there were seven brothers. And the first, having taken a wife, died childless;
Latin
Septem ergo fratres erant: et primus accepit uxorem, et mortuus est sine filiis.
Original
Greek
English
Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a wife but died childless.
Notes
Well, suppose there were seven brothers: A similar story of a woman married to seven husbands appears in the Old Testament Apocrypha (Tobit 3:7–17; 6:10–8:18).
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.
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Jesus, the Christ: Tested by the Sadducees Concerning the Resurrection of the Dead (In Jerusalem) Resurrection: General Scriptures Concerning Sadducees: Reject the Doctrine of the Resurrection