Luke 20:29

New Living Translation

Well, suppose there were seven brothers. The oldest one married and then died without children.

Cross References

Jeremiah 22:30

This is what the Lord says: ‘Let the record show that this man Jehoiachin was childless. He is a failure, for none of his children will succeed him on the throne of David to rule over Judah.’

Leviticus 20:20

“If a man has sex with his uncle’s wife, he has violated his uncle. Both the man and woman will be punished for their sin, and they will die childless.

Luke 20:28

They posed this question: “Teacher, Moses gave us a law that if a man dies, leaving a wife but no children, his brother should marry the widow and have a child who will carry on the brother’s name.

Luke 20:30

So the second brother married the widow, but he also died.