Luke 20:29
Good News Translation
Once there were seven brothers; the oldest got married and died without having children.

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

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

New American Bible
Now there were seven brothers; the first married a woman but died childless.

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

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

and died.

Leviticus 20:20 If any man lie with the wife of his uncle by the father, or of his uncle by the mother, and uncover the shame of his near akin, both shall bear their sin. They shall die without children.

Jeremiah 22:30 Thus saith the Lord: Write this man barren, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for there shall not be a man of his seed that shall sit upon the throne of David, and have power any more in Juda.

Context
The Sadducees and the Resurrection
28Saying: Master, Moses wrote unto us: If any man's brother die, having a wife, and he leave no children, that his brother should take her to wife and raise up seed unto his brother. 29There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife and died without children. 30And the next took her to wife: and he also died childless.…
Cross References
Luke 20:28
Saying: Master, Moses wrote unto us: If any man's brother die, having a wife, and he leave no children, that his brother should take her to wife and raise up seed unto his brother.

Luke 20:30
And the next took her to wife: and he also died childless.

Luke 20:28
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