Luke 20:28

American Standard Version (1901)

and they asked him, saying, Teacher, Moses wrote unto us, that if a man's brother die, having a wife, and he be childless, his brother should take the wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. [

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  • Gen 38:8 : 8 And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother unto her, and raise up seed to thy brother.
  • Gen 38:11 : 11 Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow in thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown up; for he said, Lest he also die, like his brethren. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house.
  • Gen 38:26 : 26 And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She is more righteous than I, forasmuch as I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.
  • Deut 25:5-9 : 5 If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no son, the wife of the dead shall not be married without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother unto her. 6 And it shall be, that the first-born that she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother that is dead, that his name be not blotted out of Israel. 7 And if the man like not to take his brother's wife, then his brother's wife shall go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband's brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel; he will not perform the duty of a husband's brother unto me. 8 Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stand, and say, I like not to take her; 9 then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face; and she shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto the man that doth not build up his brother's house. 10 And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him that hath his shoe loosed.
  • Ruth 1:11-12 : 11 And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? have I yet sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands? 12 Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should even have a husband to-night, and should also bear sons;

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    23On that day there came to him Sadducees, they that say that there is no resurrection: and they asked him,

    24saying, Teacher, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

    25Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first married and deceased, and having no seed left his wife unto his brother;

    26in like manner the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.

    27And after them all, the woman died.

    28In the resurrection therefore whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.

    29But Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.

    30For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as angels in heaven.

    31But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,

  • Mark 12:18-23
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    18And there come unto him Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,

    19Teacher, Moses wrote unto us, If a man's brother die, and leave a wife behind him, and leave no child, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

    20There were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed;

    21and the second took her, and died, leaving no seed behind him; and the third likewise:

    22and the seven left no seed. Last of all the woman also died.

    23In the resurrection whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife.

  • Luke 20:29-35
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    29There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died childless;

    30and the second:

    31and the third took her; and likewise the seven also left no children, and died.

    32Afterward the woman also died.

    33In the resurrection therefore whose wife of them shall she be? for the seven had her to wife.

    34And Jesus said unto them, The sons of this world marry, and are given in marriage:

    35but they that are accounted worthy to attain to that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:

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    27And there came to him certain of the Sadducees, they that say that there is no resurrection;

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    5If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no son, the wife of the dead shall not be married without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother unto her.

    6And it shall be, that the first-born that she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother that is dead, that his name be not blotted out of Israel.

    7And if the man like not to take his brother's wife, then his brother's wife shall go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband's brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel; he will not perform the duty of a husband's brother unto me.

  • Matt 19:7
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    7They say unto him, Why then did Moses command to give a bill of divorcement, and to put [her] away?

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    2And there came unto him Pharisees, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away [his] wife? trying him.

    3And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you?

    4And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

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    8And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother unto her, and raise up seed to thy brother.

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    21And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is impurity: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.

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    25For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as angels in heaven.

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    8And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter.

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    37But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in [the place concerning] the Bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

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    2For the woman that hath a husband is bound by law to the husband while he liveth; but if the husband die, she is discharged from the law of the husband.

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  • Gen 24:38
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    38but thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son.

  • Deut 24:3
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    3And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, who took her to be his wife;

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    4Why should the name of our father be taken away from among his family, because he had no son? Give unto us a possession among the brethren of our father.