Matthew 22:24

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Saying, Teacher, Moses said that if a man dies without having children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up offspring for his brother.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    saying,{G3004} Teacher,{G1320} Moses{G3475} said,{G2036} If{G1437} a man{G5100} die,{G599} having{G2192} no{G3361} children,{G5043} his{G846} brother{G80} shall marry{G1918} his{G846} wife,{G1135} and{G2532} raise up{G450} seed{G4690} unto{G80} his{G846} brother.{G80}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Saying{G3004}{(G5723)}, Master{G1320}, Moses{G3475} said{G2036}{(G5627)}, If{G1437} a man{G5100} die{G599}{(G5632)}, having{G2192}{(G5723)} no{G3361} children{G5043}, his{G846} brother{G80} shall marry{G1918}{(G5692)} his{G846} wife{G1135}, and{G2532} raise up{G450}{(G5692)} seed{G4690} unto his{G846} brother{G80}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    sayinge: Master Moses bade yf a man dye havinge no chyldre that the brother mary his wyfe and reyse vp seed vnto his brother.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and sayde: Master, Moses sayde: Yf a man dye, hauynge no children, his brother shal mary his wife, & rayse vp sede vnto his brother.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Saying, Master, Moses sayd, If a man die, hauing no children, his brother shall marie his wife by the right of alliance, and raise vp seede vnto his brother.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Saying: Maister, Moyses sayde, that if a man dye, hauing no childre, his brother shoulde mary his wyfe, and rayse vp seede vnto his brother.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    saying, "Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed for his brother.'

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `Teacher, Moses said, If any one may die not having children, his brother shall marry his wife, and shall raise up seed to his brother.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Master, 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;

  • World English Bible (2000)

    saying, "Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed for his brother.'

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    “Teacher, Moses said,‘If a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and father children for his brother.’

Referenced Verses

  • Luke 6:46 : 46 Why do you call me 'Lord, Lord,' but do not do what I say?
  • Luke 20:28 : 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.'
  • Gen 38:8 : 8 Then Judah said to Onan, 'Lie with your brother's widow, perform your duty as her brother-in-law, and produce offspring for your brother.'
  • Gen 38:11 : 11 Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, 'Live as a widow in your father’s house until my son Shelah grows up,' for he thought, 'He might die too, just like his brothers.' So Tamar went to live in her father’s house.
  • Deut 25:5-9 : 5 If 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. 6 The first son she bears shall carry on the name of the dead brother, so that his name is not blotted out of Israel. 7 But 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.' 8 Then the elders of his city shall summon him and speak to him. If he persists and says, 'I do not want to marry her,' 9 then his brother's widow shall approach him in the presence of the elders, remove his sandal from his foot, spit in his face, and declare, 'This is what is done to the man who will not build up his brother's family line.' 10 His family shall be known in Israel as 'The Family of the Unsandaled.'
  • Ruth 1:11 : 11 But Naomi replied, "Return home, my daughters. Why would you come with me? Do I still have sons in my womb who could become your husbands?
  • Matt 7:21 : 21 Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
  • Matt 22:16 : 16 And they sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians, saying, 'Teacher, we know that you are truthful and teach the way of God in truth. You do not care about anyone’s opinion, for you do not look at people’s appearances.'
  • Matt 22:36 : 36 'Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?'
  • Mark 12:19 : 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.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 20:27-35
    9 verses
    95%

    27 Some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is a resurrection, came to him and questioned him.

    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.'

    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?

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

    35 But 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.

  • Mark 12:18-23
    6 verses
    93%

    18 Some 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.'

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

    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.'

  • Matt 22:25-28
    4 verses
    86%

    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.'

  • Deut 25:5-7
    3 verses
    79%

    5 If 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.

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

    7 But 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.'

  • Matt 22:23
    79%

    23 That same day, the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him and questioned him,

  • Matt 22:30-31
    2 verses
    73%

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

    31 And concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you:

  • Matt 19:7
    71%

    7 They said to him, "Why then did Moses command that a certificate of divorce be given and the woman sent away?"

  • Gen 38:8
    70%

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

  • Mark 10:2-4
    3 verses
    70%

    2 Some Pharisees approached him to test him, asking, 'Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?'

    3 Jesus answered them, 'What did Moses command you?'

    4 They replied, 'Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away.'

  • Num 27:8-11
    4 verses
    70%

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

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

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

    11 If his father has no brothers, give his inheritance to the nearest relative in his clan, and they shall possess it. This shall be a legal statute for the Israelites, as the LORD commanded Moses.

  • Mark 12:25-26
    2 verses
    70%

    25 When people rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

    26 Regarding the dead being raised—have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the burning bush, how God said to him, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'?

  • Matt 19:10
    69%

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

  • Deut 24:3
    69%

    3 If 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,

  • Lev 20:21
    69%

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

  • Num 36:6
    69%

    6 'This is what the LORD has commanded concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying: They may marry whomever is good in their eyes, but they must marry someone within a clan of their father’s tribe.'

  • Gen 24:38
    69%

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

  • Matt 19:3-4
    2 verses
    68%

    3 Some Pharisees came to him, testing him and asking, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?"

    4 He answered, "Have you not read that the Creator, from the beginning, made them male and female?"

  • Rom 7:2-3
    2 verses
    67%

    2 For 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.

    3 Consequently, 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.

  • Deut 24:1
    67%

    1 If 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.

  • Matt 22:35
    67%

    35 One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with a question,

  • John 11:23
    67%

    23 Jesus said to her, 'Your brother will rise again.'

  • Luke 20:37
    67%

    37 Even Moses showed that the dead are raised, in the passage about the bush, where he calls the Lord 'the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.'