Mark 12:20

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'Now there were seven brothers. The first married a woman and died, leaving no children.'

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  • Matt 22:25-28 : 25 Now there were seven brothers among us. The first married and died, and since he had no children, he left his wife to his brother. 26 The same thing happened to the second and third, and so on through all seven. 27 Last of all, the woman died too. 28 In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? For they all had her as a wife.'
  • Luke 20:29-33 : 29 Now there were seven brothers. The first married a wife and died childless. 30 Then the second brother married her, but he also died childless. 31 The third married her as well, and in the same way, all seven brothers died, leaving no children. 32 Finally, the woman also died. 33 So in the resurrection, whose wife will she be, since all seven were married to her?

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  • Luke 20:28-35
    8 verses
    94%

    28'Teacher,' they said, 'Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but has no children, the man should marry the widow to raise up offspring for his brother.'

    29Now there were seven brothers. The first married a wife and died childless.

    30Then the second brother married her, but he also died childless.

    31The third married her as well, and in the same way, all seven brothers died, leaving no children.

    32Finally, the woman also died.

    33So in the resurrection, whose wife will she be, since all seven were married to her?

    34Jesus replied to them, 'The people of this age marry and are given in marriage.

    35But those who are considered worthy to take part in that age and in the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage.

  • Matt 22:24-28
    5 verses
    92%

    24saying, 'Teacher, Moses said: If a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.'

    25Now there were seven brothers among us. The first married and died, and since he had no children, he left his wife to his brother.

    26The same thing happened to the second and third, and so on through all seven.

    27Last of all, the woman died too.

    28In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? For they all had her as a wife.'

  • Mark 12:21-23
    3 verses
    91%

    21'The second brother married her and also died, leaving no children. The same happened to the third, and likewise to all seven.'

    22'Finally, after the seven, the woman also died.'

    23'In the resurrection, when they rise again, whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.'

  • Mark 12:18-19
    2 verses
    87%

    18Some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him and questioned him.

    19'Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves behind a wife but no children, the man should marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.'

  • Deut 25:5-7
    3 verses
    78%

    5If brothers live together and one of them dies without a son, the dead man's wife must not be married outside the family to a stranger. Her brother-in-law is to take her as his wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law to her.

    6The first son she bears shall carry on the name of the dead brother, so that his name is not blotted out of Israel.

    7But if the man does not wish to marry his brother's widow, she shall go to the elders at the city gate and say, 'My brother-in-law is refusing to perform his duty to preserve his brother's name in Israel. He is unwilling to marry me.'

  • Lev 20:20-21
    2 verses
    74%

    20If a man lies with his aunt, he has uncovered his uncle's nakedness. They shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.

    21If a man marries his brother's wife, it is impurity. He has uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.

  • Num 27:8-10
    3 verses
    71%

    8Speak to the Israelites and say: If a man dies and has no son, transfer his inheritance to his daughter.

    9If he has no daughter, give his inheritance to his brothers.

    10If he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his father’s brothers.

  • Deut 21:15
    71%

    15If a man has two wives, one loved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the firstborn is the son of the unloved wife,

  • Gen 38:8-9
    2 verses
    71%

    8Then Judah said to Onan, 'Lie with your brother's widow, perform your duty as her brother-in-law, and produce offspring for your brother.'

    9However, Onan knew that the offspring would not be his, so whenever he went in to his brother's wife, he spilled his semen on the ground to avoid producing offspring for his brother.

  • 2 Sam 14:6-7
    2 verses
    71%

    6Your servant had two sons. They were fighting in the field, with no one there to separate them, and one of them struck the other and killed him.

    7Now the whole family has risen against your servant. They say, 'Hand over the one who killed his brother so that we may put him to death for taking his brother’s life. We want to destroy the heir as well.' They will extinguish my remaining ember, leaving neither name nor remnant for my husband on the earth.

  • Deut 20:7
    70%

    7If anyone is engaged to a woman but has not yet married her, let him go back to his house, lest he die in battle and another man marry her.

  • Num 36:11-12
    2 verses
    69%

    11Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, married their cousins.

    12They married into the clans of the descendants of Manasseh, the son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained within the tribe of their father’s clan.

  • Rom 7:2-3
    2 verses
    69%

    2For a married woman is legally bound to her husband while he is alive; but if her husband dies, she is released from the law that binds her to him.

    3Consequently, while her husband is still alive, she would be called an adulteress if she joins herself to another man; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law, so she would not be an adulteress by becoming another man’s wife.

  • Matt 19:10
    69%

    10The disciples said to him, "If this is the situation between a husband and wife, it is better not to marry."

  • Judg 21:7
    69%

    7'What can we do for the survivors to provide wives, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them our daughters?'

  • Gen 19:31
    69%

    31The older daughter said to the younger, "Our father is old, and there is no man in the land to marry us in the customary way of the entire earth.

  • Exod 21:10
    69%

    10If he takes another wife, he must not diminish her food, clothing, or marital rights.

  • Deut 24:1
    69%

    1If a man marries a woman but she does not find favor in his eyes because he finds something indecent about her, he may write her a certificate of divorce, give it to her, and send her away from his house.

  • Mark 10:7
    68%

    7'For this reason, a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,'

  • Gen 24:38
    68%

    38Instead, you must go to my father's household and to my family to take a wife for my son.'

  • Deut 24:3
    68%

    3If the second man also dislikes her and writes her a certificate of divorce, gives it to her, and sends her away from his house, or if the second man dies,

  • Ruth 1:5
    68%

    5Then both Mahlon and Kilion also died, and Naomi was left without her two sons and her husband.

  • Gen 20:12
    68%

    12Besides, she really is my sister—the daughter of my father though not of my mother—and she became my wife.

  • Deut 28:30
    68%

    30You will become engaged to a woman, but another man will violate her. You will build a house, but you will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard, but you will not enjoy its fruit.

  • Gen 2:24
    68%

    24For this reason, a man shall leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

  • Luke 18:29
    68%

    29Jesus said to them, 'Truly I tell you, no one who has left house, parents, brothers, wife, or children for the sake of the kingdom of God,