Luke 20:29

29 Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died childless.

Luke 20:29 in Other Translations

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

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

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

29 Well, there once were seven brothers. The first took a wife. He died childless.

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

29 There were seven brothers. The first got married and died without having children.

29 Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife and died without children.

29 "There were seven brothers. The first one got married to a woman. He died without leaving any children.

Luke 20:29 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 20:29

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.

Luke 20:29 In-Context

27 Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus with a question.

28 “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.

29 Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died childless.

30 The second

31 and then the third married her, and in the same way the seven died, leaving no children.