Luke 20:28 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

²⁸ They said to Him, “Teacher, Moses wrote to us [Deut 25:5] that if a man’s brother dies, leaving his widow [behind] without having had any children, his brother should marry his widow and father children [by her]. These children would then be considered his [dead] brother’s.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁸ saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man's brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁸ And they asked Him a question, saying, Teacher, Moses wrote for us [a law] that if a man's brother dies, leaving a wife and no children, the man shall take the woman and raise up offspring for his brother. [Deut. 25:5, 6.]

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁸ and they asked him, saying, Teacher, Moses wrote unto us, that if a man’s brother die, having a wife, and he be childless, his brother should take the wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

Common English Bible

²⁸ “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies leaving a widow but no children, the brother must marry the widow and raise up children for his brother.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁸ saying: "Teacher, Moses wrote for us: If any man's brother will have died, having a wife, and if he does not have any children, then his brother should take her as his wife, and he should raise up offspring for his brother.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁸ Saying: Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man's brother die, having a wife, and he leave no children, that his brother should take her to wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

Luke 20:28 Cross References

Luke 20:29

[Now] there were these seven brothers; the first one got married, but when he died he did not leave any children behind.