Mark 12:21

Modern

Then the second one married the widow, but he also died and left no children. And the third did likewise.

Traditional

And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise.

Literal

And the second took her and died, not having left behind seed; and the third likewise.

Latin

Et secundus accepit eam, et mortuus est: et nec iste reliquit semen. Et tertius similiter.

Greek

English

Then the second one married the widow, but he also died and left no children. And the third did likewise.

This is the third controversy story of the series begun in 11:27. As in most New Testament references to the Sadducees, the setting is the temple (Matthew 22:23–33; Luke 20:27–40; Acts 4:1–3; 5:12, 17; 22:30–23:10; the exceptions are Matthew 3:7; 16:1–12).
The Sadducees’ question (Mark 12:19–23) was carefully crafted and based on a commandment of Moses (Deuteronomy 25:5–6; see Genesis 38:6–11; Ruth 4:1–22). Since all seven men could not have the woman as wife in the resurrection, and since none of them had a special claim, the Sadducees thought that they had proven the absurdity of the doctrine of the resurrection and refuted the Pharisees and Jesus (compare Matthew 12:41–42; Luke 16:19–31; see also Mark 8:31; 9:31; 10:34).

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