Mark 12:20
There were seuen brethren, and the first tooke a wife, and when he died, left no issue.
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- Matt 22:25-28 : 25 Nowe there were with vs seuen brethren, and the first maried a wife, and deceased: and hauing none yssue, left his wife vnto his brother. 26 Likewise also the second, and the third, vnto the seuenth. 27 And last of all the woman died also. 28 Therefore in the resurrection, whose wife shall she be of the seuen? For all had her.
- Luke 20:29-33 : 29 Now there were seuen brethren, & the first tooke a wife, and he dyed without children. 30 And the second tooke the wife, and he dyed childelesse. 31 Then the third tooke her: and so likewise the seuen dyed, and left no children. 32 And last of all the woman dyed also. 33 Therefore at the resurrection, whose wife of them shall she be? For seuen had her to wife.
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- Luke 20:28-358 verses94%
28 Saying, Master, Moses wrote vnto vs, If any mans brother die hauing a wife, and hee die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise vp seede vnto his brother.
29 Now there were seuen brethren, & the first tooke a wife, and he dyed without children.
30 And the second tooke the wife, and he dyed childelesse.
31 Then the third tooke her: and so likewise the seuen dyed, and left no children.
32 And last of all the woman dyed also.
33 Therefore at the resurrection, whose wife of them shall she be? For seuen had her to wife.
34 Then Iesus answered, and sayd vnto them, The children of this world marry wiues, and are married.
35 But they which shalbe counted worthy to enioy that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry wiues, neither are married.
- Matt 22:24-285 verses92%
24 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.
25 Nowe there were with vs seuen brethren, and the first maried a wife, and deceased: and hauing none yssue, left his wife vnto his brother.
26 Likewise also the second, and the third, vnto the seuenth.
27 And last of all the woman died also.
28 Therefore in the resurrection, whose wife shall she be of the seuen? For all had her.
- Mark 12:21-233 verses91%
21 Then the seconde tooke her, and he died, neither did he yet leaue issue, & the third likewise:
22 So those seuen had her, and left no yssue: last of all the wife died also.
23 In the resurrection then, when they shall rise againe, whose wife shall she be of them? For seuen had her to wife.
- Mark 12:18-192 verses87%
18 Then came the Sadduces vnto him, (which say, there is no resurrection) & they asked him, saying,
19 Master, Moses wrote vnto vs, If any mans brother die, and leaue his wife, and leaue no children, that his brother should take his wife, and rayse vp seede vnto his brother.
- Deut 25:5-73 verses78%
5 If brethren dwell together, and one of them dye & haue no sonne, the wife of the dead shall not marry without: that is, vnto a stranger, but his kinseman shall goe in vnto her, and take her to wife, and doe the kinsemans office to her.
6 And the first borne which she beareth, shall succeede in the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not put out of Israel.
7 And if the man will not take his kinsewoman, then let his kinsewoman goe vp to the gate vnto the Elders, and say, My kinsman refuseth to rayse vp vnto his brother a name in Israel: hee will not doe the office of a kinsman vnto me.
- Lev 20:20-212 verses74%
20 Likewise the man that lyeth with his fathers brothers wife, and vncouereth his vncles shame: they shall beare their iniquitie, and shall die childlesse.
21 So the man that taketh his brothers wife, committeth filthines, because he hath vncouered his brothers shame: they shalbe childles.
- Num 27:8-103 verses71%
8 Also thou shalt speake vnto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die and haue no sonne, then ye shall turne his inheritaunce vnto his daughter.
9 And if he haue no daughter, ye shall giue his inheritance vnto his brethren.
10 And if he haue no brethren, ye shall giue his inheritance vnto his fathers brethren.
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15 If a man haue two wiues, one loued and another hated, and they haue borne him children, both the loued and also the hated: if the first borne be the sonne of the hated,
- Gen 38:8-92 verses71%
8 Then Iudah said to Onan, Goe in vnto thy brothers wife, and do the office of a kinsman vnto her, and raise vp seede vnto thy brother.
9 And Onan knewe that the seede should not be his: therefore when he went in vnto his brothers wife, he spilled it on the grounde, least he should giue seede vnto his brother.
- 2 Sam 14:6-72 verses71%
6 And thine handmayd had two sonnes, & they two stroue together in the fielde: (and there was none to part them) so the one smote the other, and slew him.
7 And beholde, the whole familie is risen against thine handmayde, and they sayde, Deliuer him that smote his brother, that we may kill him for the soule of his brother whome hee slewe, that we may destroy the heire also: so they shall quenche my sparkle which is left, and shall not leaue to mine husband neither name nor posteritie vpon the earth.
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7 And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and returne againe vnto his house, lest he die in the battell, and another man take her.
- Num 36:11-122 verses69%
11 For Mahlah, Tirzah, & Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah the daughters of Zelophehad were married vnto their fathers brothers sonnes,
12 They were wiues to certaine of the families of the sonnes of Manasseh the sonne of Ioseph: so their inheritance remained in the tribe of the familie of their father.
- Rom 7:2-32 verses69%
2 For the woman which is in subiection to a man, is bound by the Lawe to the man, while he liueth: but if the man bee dead, shee is deliuered from the lawe of the man.
3 So then, if while the man liueth, she taketh another man, she shalbe called an adulteresse: but if the man be dead, she is free fro the Law, so that shee is not an adulteresse, though shee take another man.
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10 Then sayd his disciples to him, If the matter be so betweene man and wife, it is not good to marry.
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7 How shal we do for wiues to them that remaine, seeing we haue sworne by the Lorde, that we will not giue them of our daughters to wiues?
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31 And the elder saide vnto the yonger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth, to come in vnto vs after the maner of all ye earth.
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10 If he take him another wife, he shall not diminish her foode, her rayment, and recompence of her virginitie.
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1 When a man taketh a wife, and marrieth her, if so be shee finde no fauour in his eyes, because hee hath espyed some filthinesse in her, then let him write her a bill of diuorcement, and put it in her hand, and send her out of his house.
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7 For this cause shall man leaue his father and mother, and cleaue vnto his wife.
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38 But thou shalt go vnto my fathers house and to my kinred, and take a wife vnto my sonne.
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3 And if the latter husband hate her, & write her a letter of diuorcement, & put it in her hand, and send her out of his house, or if the latter man die which tooke her to wife:
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5 And Mahlon and Chilion dyed also both twaine: so the woman was left destitute of her two sonnes, and of her husband.
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12 Yet in very deede she is my sister: for she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother, and she is my wife.
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30 Thou shalt betroth a wife, & another man shal lye with her: thou shalt builde an house, and shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not eate the fruite.
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24 Therefore shall man leaue his father and his mother, and shall cleaue to his wife, and they shall be one flesh.
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29 And he said vnto them, Verely I say vnto you, there is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children for the kingdome of Gods sake,