Mark 12:22

22 The seven also[a] left no offspring. Last of all, the woman died too.

Mark 12:22 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 12:22

And the seventh had her, and left no seed
All, the seven brethren married her, one after another, and neither of them had any children by her:

and last of all the woman died also;
after all the seven brethren, to whom she had been married.

Mark 12:22 In-Context

20 There were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and dying, left no offspring.
21 The second also took her, and he died, leaving no offspring. And the third likewise.
22 The seven also left no offspring. Last of all, the woman died too.
23 In the resurrection, when they rise, whose wife will she be, since the seven had married her?"
24 Jesus told them, "Are you not deceived because you don't know the Scriptures or the power of God?

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Other mss add had taken her and
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