Matthew 22:25
Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children he left his wife to his brother.
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- Mark 12:19-23 : 19 “Teacher, Moses wrote for us:‘If a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, that man must marry the widow and father children for his brother.’ 20 There were seven brothers. The first one married, and when he died he had no children. 21 The second married her and died without any children, and likewise the third. 22 None of the seven had children. Finally, the woman died too. 23 In the resurrection, when they rise again, whose wife will she be? For all seven had married her.”
- Luke 20:29-33 : 29 Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died without children. 30 The second 31 and then the third married her, and in this same way all seven died, leaving no children. 32 Finally the woman died too. 33 In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For all seven had married her.”
- Heb 9:27 : 27 And just as people are appointed to die once, and then to face judgment,
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- Luke 20:28-358 verses92%
28They asked him,“Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies leaving a wife but no children, that man must marry the widow and father children for his brother.
29Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died without children.
30The second
31and then the third married her, and in this same way all seven died, leaving no children.
32Finally the woman died too.
33In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For all seven had married her.”
34So Jesus said to them,“The people of this age marry and are given in marriage.
35But those who are regarded as worthy to share in that age and in the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage.
- Mark 12:19-235 verses92%
19“Teacher, Moses wrote for us:‘If a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, that man must marry the widow and father children for his brother.’
20There were seven brothers. The first one married, and when he died he had no children.
21The second married her and died without any children, and likewise the third.
22None of the seven had children. Finally, the woman died too.
23In the resurrection, when they rise again, whose wife will she be? For all seven had married her.”
- Matt 22:26-283 verses90%
26The second did the same, and the third, down to the seventh.
27Last of all, the woman died.
28In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had married her.”
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24“Teacher, Moses said,‘If a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and father children for his brother.’
- Deut 25:5-73 verses84%
5Respect for the Sanctity of Others If brothers live together and one of them dies without having a son, the dead man’s wife must not remarry someone outside the family. Instead, her late husband’s brother must go to her, marry her, and perform the duty of a brother-in-law.
6Then the first son she bears will continue the name of the dead brother, thus preventing his name from being blotted out of Israel.
7But if the man does not want to marry his brother’s widow, then she must go to the elders at the town gate and say,“My husband’s brother refuses to preserve his brother’s name in Israel; he is unwilling to perform the duty of a brother-in-law to me!”
- Rom 7:2-32 verses75%
2For a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives, but if her husband dies, she is released from the law of the marriage.
3So then, if she is joined to another man while her husband is alive, she will be called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if she is joined to another man, she is not an adulteress.
- Num 27:8-114 verses74%
8And you must tell the Israelites,‘If a man dies and has no son, then you must transfer his inheritance to his daughter;
9and if he has no daughter, then you are to give his inheritance to his brothers;
10and if he has no brothers, then you are to give his inheritance to his father’s brothers;
11and if his father has no brothers, then you are to give his inheritance to his relative nearest to him from his family, and he will possess it. This will be for the Israelites a legal requirement, as the LORD commanded Moses.’”
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21If a man has marital relations with his brother’s wife, it is indecency. He has exposed his brother’s nakedness; they will be childless.
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15Laws Concerning Children Suppose a man has two wives, one whom he loves more than the other, and they both bear him sons, with the firstborn being the child of the less loved wife.
- Deut 24:1-33 verses72%
1If a man marries a woman and she does not please him because he has found something indecent in her, then he may draw up a divorce document, give it to her, and evict her from his house.
2When she has left him she may go and become someone else’s wife.
3If the second husband rejects her and then divorces her, gives her the papers, and evicts her from his house, or if the second husband who married her dies,
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10The disciples said to him,“If this is the case of a husband with a wife, it is better not to marry!”
- 1 Cor 7:38-392 verses71%
38So then, the one who marries his own virgin does well, but the one who does not, does better.
39A wife is bound as long as her husband is living. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes(only someone in the Lord).
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2But because of immoralities, each man should have relations with his own wife and each woman with her own husband.
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22When their fathers or brothers come and protest to us, we’ll say to them,“Do us a favor and let them be, for we could not get each one a wife through battle. Don’t worry about breaking your oath! You would only be guilty if you had voluntarily given them wives.’”
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8Then Judah said to Onan,“Sleep with your brother’s wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law to her so that you may raise up a descendant for your brother.”
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11For the daughters of Zelophehad– Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah– were married to the sons of their uncles.
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7Or who among you has become engaged to a woman but has not married her? He may go home, lest he die in battle and someone else marry her.”
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24That is why a man leaves his father and mother and unites with his wife, and they become a new family.
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7How can we find wives for those who are left? After all, we took an oath in the LORD’s name not to give them our daughters as wives.”
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2except for his close relative who is near to him: his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother,
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7For this reason a man will leave his father and mother,
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29And I say this, brothers and sisters: The time is short. So then those who have wives should be as those who have none,
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10If he takes another wife, he must not diminish the first one’s food, her clothing, or her marital rights.
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7Now the entire family has risen up against your servant, saying,‘Turn over the one who struck down his brother, so that we can execute him and avenge the death of his brother whom he killed. In so doing we will also destroy the heir.’ They want to extinguish my remaining coal, leaving no one on the face of the earth to carry on the name of my husband.”
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11(but if she does, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband), and a husband should not divorce his wife.
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7They said to him,“Why then did Moses command us to give a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her?”
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29Then Jesus said to them,“I tell you the truth, there is no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of God’s kingdom