Luke 20:29

Green's Literal Translation

Then there were seven brothers. And having taken a wife, the first died childless.

Parallel Translations

Simplified Cowboy Version
Suppose this happens every time, and the woman goes through seven brothers, all of them dying before she has a child.

Legacy Standard Bible
Now there were seven brothers; and the first married a wife and died childless,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Now there were seven brothers; and the first took a wife and died childless;

Bible in Basic English
Now there were seven brothers, and the first had a wife and came to his end, having no children;

Darby Translation
There were then seven brethren: and the first, having taken a wife, died childless;

New King James Version
Now there were seven brothers. And the first took a wife, and died without children.

Christian Standard Bible®
Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife and died without children.

World English Bible
There were therefore seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died childless.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Now there were seven brethren, and the first took a wife, and died without children.

Weymouth's New Testament
Now there were seven brothers. The first of them took a wife and died childless.

King James Version (1611)
There were therefore seuen brethren, and the first tooke a wife, and died without children.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Now were there seue brethre: the first toke a wife, and dyed childlesse:

Mace New Testament (1729)
now there were seven brothers, the first of which marry'd, and died without children.

Amplified Bible
"Now there were seven brothers; and the first took a wife and died childless.

American Standard Version
There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died childless;

Revised Standard Version
Now there were seven brothers; the first took a wife, and died without children;

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Ther were seven brethren and the fyrste toke a wyfe and dyed with out children.

Update Bible Version
There were therefore seven brothers: and the first took a wife, and died childless;

Webster's Bible Translation
There were therefore seven brothers: and the first took a wife, and died without children.

New Century Version
Once there were seven brothers. The first brother married and died, but had no children.

New English Translation
Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died without children.

Contemporary English Version
There were once seven brothers. The first one married, but died without having any children.

Complete Jewish Bible
Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife and died childless,

Geneva Bible (1587)
Now there were seuen brethren, & the first tooke a wife, and he dyed without children.

George Lamsa Translation
Now there were seven brothers; the first married and died without children.

Hebrew Names Version
There were therefore seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died childless.

International Standard Version
Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died childless.

Etheridge Translation
But there were seven brethren; and the first took; a wife, and died without children.

Murdock Translation
Now, there were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and died without children.

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

New Life Bible
There were seven brothers. The first had a wife but died without children.

English Revised Version
There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died childless;

Berean Standard Bible
Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a wife, but died childless.

New Revised Standard
Now there were seven brothers; the first married, and died childless;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Seven brethren, therefore, there were, - and, the first, taking a wife, died childless,

Douay-Rheims Bible
There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife and died without children.

King James Version
There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.

Lexham English Bible
Now there were seven brothers, and the first took a wife and died childless,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
There were therfore seuen brethren, and the first toke a wyfe, & dyed without chyldren.

Easy-to-Read Version
One time there were seven brothers. The first brother married a woman but died. He had no children.

English Standard Version
Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died without children.

New American Standard Bible
"So then, there were seven brothers; and the first took a wife and died childless;

Good News Translation
Once there were seven brothers; the oldest got married and died without having children.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And so there weren seuene britheren. The firste took a wijf, and is deed with outen eiris;

Young's Literal Translation
`There were, then, seven brothers, and the first having taken a wife, died childless,

Contextual Overview

²⁷ And some of the Sadducees coming up, those speaking against a resurrection, that it was not to be, they questioned Him, ²⁸ saying, Teacher, Moses wrote to us, If anyone's brother dies having a wife, and this one should die childless, that his brother should take the wife and raise up seed to his brother. Deut. 25:5 ²⁹ Then there were seven brothers. And having taken a wife, the first died childless. ³⁰ And the second took the wife, and this one died childless. ³¹ And the third took her, and likewise also the seven did not leave children, and died. ³² And last of all the woman died. ³³ Then in the resurrection, of which of them does she become wife? For the seven had her as wife. ³⁴ And answering, Jesus said to them, The sons of this world marry and are given in marriage. ³⁵ But those counted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage. ³⁶ For they are not able to die any more; they are equal to angels, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.

Bible Verse Review
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and died: Leviticus 20:20, Jeremiah 22:30

Reciprocal: Matthew 22:25 - General Mark 12:20 - General

Gill's Notes on the Bible

There were therefore seven brethren,.... In the place where these Sadducees dwelt; or, however, that were known by them; at least they supposed such a case, and it might be fact:

and the first took a wife, and died without children; son or daughter, and so had none to keep up his name, and to possess his inheritance.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this explained in the Matthew 22:15-33 notes, and Mark 12:13-27 notes.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 29. There were therefore seven brethren — See Clarke on Matthew 22:23-33.