Matthew 22:25

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Now there were among us seven brothers; and the first was married and at his death, having no seed, gave his wife to his brother;

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  • Mark 12:19-23 : 19 Master, in the law Moses says, If a man's brother comes to his end, and has a wife still living and no child, it is right for his brother to take his wife, and get a family for his brother. 20 There were seven brothers: and the first took a wife, and at his death there were no offspring; 21 And the second took her, and at his death there were no offspring; and the third the same: 22 And all the seven had no seed. Last of all the woman herself came to her death. 23 In the future life, when they come back from the dead, whose wife will she be? for the seven had her for a wife.
  • Luke 20:29-33 : 29 Now there were seven brothers, and the first had a wife and came to his end, having no children; 30 And the second; 31 And the third took her; and in the same way, all the seven, without having any children, came to their end. 32 And last of all, the woman came to her end. 33 When they come back from the dead, whose wife will she be? for all the seven had her.
  • Heb 9:27 : 27 And because by God's law death comes to men once, and after that they are judged;

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  • Luke 20:28-35
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    92%

    28Master, Moses said that if a man's brother comes to his end, having a wife, but no children, his brother is to take the wife, and get a family for his brother.

    29Now there were seven brothers, and the first had a wife and came to his end, having no children;

    30And the second;

    31And the third took her; and in the same way, all the seven, without having any children, came to their end.

    32And last of all, the woman came to her end.

    33When they come back from the dead, whose wife will she be? for all the seven had her.

    34And Jesus said to them, The sons of this world are married and have wives;

    35But those to whom is given the reward of the world to come, and to come back from the dead, have no wives, and are not married;

  • Mark 12:19-23
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    92%

    19Master, in the law Moses says, If a man's brother comes to his end, and has a wife still living and no child, it is right for his brother to take his wife, and get a family for his brother.

    20There were seven brothers: and the first took a wife, and at his death there were no offspring;

    21And the second took her, and at his death there were no offspring; and the third the same:

    22And all the seven had no seed. Last of all the woman herself came to her death.

    23In the future life, when they come back from the dead, whose wife will she be? for the seven had her for a wife.

  • Matt 22:26-28
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    26In the same way the second and the third, up to the seventh.

    27And last of all the woman came to her end.

    28When they come back from the dead, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? because they all had her.

  • Matt 22:24
    86%

    24Master, Moses said, If a man, at the time of his death, has no children, let his brother take his wife, and get a family for his brother;

  • Deut 25:5-7
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    84%

    5If brothers are living together and one of them, at his death, has no son, the wife of the dead man is not to be married outside the family to another man: let her husband's brother go in to her and make her his wife, doing as it is right for a brother-in-law to do.

    6Then the first male child she has will take the rights of the brother who is dead, so that his name may not come to an end in Israel.

    7But if the man says he will not take his brother's wife, then let the wife go to the responsible men of the town, and say, My husband's brother will not keep his brother's name living in Israel; he will not do what it is right for a husband's brother to do.

  • Rom 7:2-3
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    75%

    2For the woman who has a husband is placed by the law under the power of her husband as long as he is living; but if her husband is dead, she is free from the law of the husband.

    3So if, while the husband is living, she is joined to another man, she will get the name of one who is untrue to her husband: but if the husband is dead, she is free from the law, so that she is not untrue, even if she takes another man.

  • Num 27:8-11
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    74%

    8And say to the children of Israel, If a man has no son at the time of his death, let his heritage go to his daughter.

    9And if he has no daughter, then give his heritage to his brothers.

    10And if he has no brothers, then give his heritage to his father's brothers.

    11And if his father has no brothers, then give it to his nearest relation in the family, as his heritage: this is to be a decision made by law for the children of Israel, as the Lord gave orders to Moses.

  • Lev 20:21
    73%

    21And if a man takes his brother's wife, it is an unclean act; he has put shame on his brother; they will have no children.

  • Deut 21:15
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    15If a man has two wives, one greatly loved and the other hated, and the two of them have had children by him; and if the first son is the child of the hated wife:

  • Deut 24:1-3
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    72%

    1If a man takes a wife, and after they are married she is unpleasing to him because of some bad quality in her, let him give her a statement in writing and send her away from his house.

    2And when she has gone away from him, she may become another man's wife.

    3And if the second husband has no love for her and, giving her a statement in writing, sends her away; or if death comes to the second husband to whom she was married;

  • Matt 19:10
    71%

    10The disciples say to him, If this is the position of a man in relation to his wife, it is better not to be married.

  • 1 Cor 7:38-39
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    38So then, he who gets married to his virgin does well, and he who keeps her unmarried does better.

    39It is right for a wife to be with her husband as long as he is living; but when her husband is dead, she is free to be married to another; but only to a Christian.

  • 1 Cor 7:2
    71%

    2But because of the desires of the flesh, let every man have his wife, and every woman her husband.

  • Judg 21:22
    71%

    22And when their fathers or their brothers come and make trouble, you are to say to them, Give them to us as an act of grace; for we did not take them as wives for ourselves in war; and if you yourselves had given them to us you would have been responsible for the broken oath.

  • Gen 38:8
    71%

    8Then Judah said to Onan, Go in to your brother's wife and do what it is right for a husband's brother to do; make her your wife and get offspring for your brother.

  • Num 36:11
    71%

    11For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, took as their husbands the sons of their father's brothers:

  • Deut 20:7
    71%

    7Or if any man is newly married and has had no sex relations with his wife, let him go back to his house, so that in the event of his death in the fight, another man may not take her.

  • Gen 2:24
    70%

    24For this cause will a man go away from his father and his mother and be joined to his wife; and they will be one flesh.

  • Judg 21:7
    70%

    7What are we to do about wives for those who are still living? For we have taken an oath by the Lord that we will not give them our daughters for wives.

  • Lev 21:2
    70%

    2But only for his near relations, for his mother or his father, his son or his daughter, and his brother;

  • Mark 10:7
    70%

    7For this cause will a man go away from his father and mother, and be joined to his wife;

  • 1 Cor 7:29
    70%

    29But I say this, my brothers, the time is short; and from now it will be wise for those who have wives to be as if they had them not;

  • Exod 21:10
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    10And if he takes another woman, her food and clothing and her married rights are not to be less.

  • 2 Sam 14:7
    70%

    7And now all the family is turned against me, your servant, saying, Give up him who was the cause of his brother's death, so that we may put him to death in payment for the life of his brother, whose life he took; and we will put an end to the one who will get the heritage: so they will put out my last burning coal, and my husband will have no name or offspring on the face of the earth.

  • 1 Cor 7:11
    70%

    11(Or if she goes away from him, let her keep unmarried, or be united to her husband again); and that the husband may not go away from his wife.

  • Matt 19:7
    70%

    7They say to him, Why then did Moses give orders that a husband might give her a statement in writing and be free from her?

  • Luke 18:29
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    29And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house or wife or brothers or father or mother or children, because of the kingdom of God,