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The Sadducees and the Resurrection

Luke 20:29

In 9 translations

BSB
Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a wife, but died childless.
KJV
There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.
WEB
There were therefore seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died childless.
ASV
There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died childless;
LSV
There were, then, seven brothers, and the first having taken a wife, died childless,
YLT
'There were, then, seven brothers, and the first having taken a wife, died childless,
DBY
There were then seven brethren: and the first, having taken a wife, died childless;
DRC
There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.
GNV
Now there were seuen brethren, and the first tooke a wife, and he dyed without children.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἑπτὰ οὖν ἀδελφοὶ ἦσαν· καὶ ὁ πρῶτος λαβὼν γυναῖκα ἀπέθανεν ἄτεκνος·
RP2018
Ἑπτὰ οὖν ἀδελφοὶ ἦσαν· καὶ ὁ πρῶτος λαβὼν γυναῖκα, ἀπέθανεν ἄτεκνος·
TR-Boyd
Ἑπτὰ οὖν ἀδελφοὶ ἦσαν· καὶ ὁ πρῶτος λαβὼν γυναῖκα, ἀπέθανεν ἄτεκνος·
SCR1894
επτα ουν αδελφοι ησαν και ο πρωτος λαβων γυναικα απεθανεν ατεκνος

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◆ Holy Week◆ Debates in the Temple

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Leviticus 20:20If a man lies with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered the nakedness of his uncle. They will bear their sin; they shall die childless.
  • Jeremiah 22:30This is what the LORD says: “Enroll this man as childless, a man who will not prosper in his lifetime. None of his descendants will prosper to sit on the throne of David or to rule again in Judah.”

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