Matthew 22:25 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

²⁵ Now among our people there were [these] seven brothers; the first one married and [later] died without having any children, leaving his widow to [marry] his brother.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁵ Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁵ Now there were seven brothers among us; the first married and died, and, having no children, left his wife to his brother.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁵ Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first married and deceased, and having no seed left his wife unto his brother;

Common English Bible

²⁵ Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married, then died. Because he had no children he left his widow to his brother.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁵ Now there were seven brothers with us. And the first, having taken a wife, died. And having no offspring, he left his wife to his brother:

Matthew 22:25 Cross References

Hebrews 9:27

And just as it is destined for people to die one time, and [then] after that to be judged,

Matthew 22:24

“Teacher, Moses said [in Deut. 25:5] that when a man dies without having had any children, his brother must marry his widow and father children by her, who would [then] be considered his [dead] brother’s.

Matthew 22:26

The same thing happened to the second and the third and [on through to] the seventh [brother].