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]}
Mark 12:20 - Easy To Read Version There were seven brothers. The first brother married but died. He had no children. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now there were seven brothers; the first one took a wife and died, leaving no children. American Standard Version (1901) There were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed; Common English Bible Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman; when he died, he left no children. Catholic Public Domain Version So then, there were seven brothers. And the first took a wife, and he died without leaving behind offspring. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now there were seven brethren; and the first took a wife, and died leaving no issue. |
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]}
So the second brother married the woman. But he also died and had no children. The same thing happened with the third brother.