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Well, there once were seven brothers. The first took a wife. He died childless.
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The second married her. He died, and still no child. The same with the third.
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All seven took their turn, but no child. Finally the wife died.
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When they are raised at the resurrection, whose wife is she? All seven were her husband."
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Jesus said, "You're way off base, and here's why: One, you don't know your Bibles; two, you don't know how God works.
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