Matthew 22:24

Easy To Read Version

They said, “Teacher, Moses told us that if a married man dies and he had no children, then his brother must marry the woman. Then they will have children for the dead brother. {\cf2\super [312]}

Cross References

Genesis 38:11

Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Go back to your father’s house. Stay there and don’t marry until my young son Shelah grows up.” Judah was afraid that Shelah would also be killed like his brothers. Tamar went back to her father’s home.

Genesis 38:8

Then Judah said to Er’s brother Onan, “Go and sleep with your dead brother’s wife. [228] Become like a husband to her. If children are born, then they will belong to your brother Er.”

Matthew 22:16

The Pharisees sent some men to Jesus \{to trick him\}. They sent some of their own followers and some men from the group called Herodians. {\cf2\super [306]} These men said, “Teacher, we know that you are an honest man. We know that you teach the truth about God’s way. You are not afraid of what other people think about you. All men are the same to you.

Matthew 22:25

There were seven brothers among us. The first one married but died. He had no children. So his brother married the woman.

Matthew 22:36

The Pharisee said, “Teacher, which command in the law is the most important?”

Matthew 7:21

“Not every person that says that I am his Lord will enter the kingdom of heaven. The only people that will enter the kingdom of heaven are those people that do the things that my Father in heaven wants.

Mark 12:19

They said, “Teacher, Moses wrote that if a married man dies and he had no children, then his brother must marry the woman. Then they will have children for the dead brother. {\cf2\super [161]}

Luke 20:28

“Teacher, Moses wrote that if a married man dies and had no children, then his brother must marry the woman. Then they will have children for the dead brother. {\cf2\super [318]}

Luke 20:33

But all seven brothers married her. So when people rise from death, whose wife will this woman be?”

Luke 6:46

“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ but you are not doing what I say?

Ruth 1:11

But Naomi said, “No, daughters, go back to your own homes. Why should you go with me? {I cannot help you.} I don’t have any more sons in me to be your husbands.

Ruth 3:13

Stay here tonight. In the morning we will see if he will help [21] you. If he decides to help you, then that is fine. If he refuses to help, then I promise, as the Lord lives, I will marry you and buy back Elimelech’s land for you. [22] So lie here until morning.”

Ruth 4:5

Then Boaz said, “If you buy the land from Naomi, you also get the dead man’s wife, Ruth the Moabite woman. {When Ruth has a child, the child will get the land.} That way, the land will stay in the dead man’s family.”