Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died childless.
New American Standard Bible
Now there were seven brothers; and the first took a wife and died childless;
King James Version
There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.
Holman Bible
Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife and died without children.
A Conservative Version
There were therefore seven brothers. And the first having taken a wife, died childless.
American Standard Version
There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died childless;
Amplified
Now there were seven brothers; and the first took a wife and died childless.
An Understandable Version
[Now] there were these seven brothers; the first one got married, but when he died he did not leave any children behind.
Anderson New Testament
There were, therefore, seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and died without children;
Bible in Basic English
Now there were seven brothers, and the first had a wife and came to his end, having no children;
Common New Testament
Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died without children.
Daniel Mace New Testament
now there were seven brothers, the first of which marry'd, and died without children.
Darby Translation
There were then seven brethren: and the first, having taken a wife, died childless;
Godbey New Testament
Then there were seven brothers; and the first receiving a wife died childless.
Goodspeed New Testament
Now there were seven brothers. And the eldest married a wife and died childless.
John Wesley New Testament
Now there were seven brethren, and the first took a wife, and died without children.
Julia Smith Translation
Therefore were there seven brethren: and the first having taken a wife, died without children.
King James 2000
There were therefore seven brothers: and the first took a wife, and died without children.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Now there were seven brothers, and the first took a wife [and] died childless,
Modern King James verseion
Therefore there were seven brothers. And the first took a wife and died without children.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
There were seven brethren, and the first took a wife, and died without children.
Moffatt New Testament
Well, there were seven brothers. The first married a wife and died childless.
Montgomery New Testament
"Now there were seven brothers. the first took a wife and died childless,
NET Bible
Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died without children.
New Heart English Bible
There were therefore seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died childless.
Noyes New Testament
Now there were seven brothers; and the first took a wife and died childless.
Sawyer New Testament
There were, therefore, seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and died childless;
The Emphasized Bible
Seven brethren, therefore, there were, - and, the first, taking a wife, died childless,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Now there were seven brothers: and the first taking a wife, died childless.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Well, there were once seven brothers; of whom the eldest, after taking a wife, died childless.
Webster
There were therefore seven brothers: and the first took a wife, and died without children.
Weymouth New Testament
Now there were seven brothers. The first of them took a wife and died childless.
Williams New Testament
Now there were seven brothers. And the first brother married a wife and died childless.
World English Bible
There were therefore seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died childless.
Worrell New Testament
There were, therefore, seven brothers; and the first, taking a wife, died childless.
Worsley New Testament
Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died childless; and the second took the wife, and he died childless;
Youngs Literal Translation
'There were, then, seven brothers, and the first having taken a wife, died childless,
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 20:29
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Context Readings
A Question About Marriage And The Resurrection
28 and asked him, "Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife but no child, the man should marry the widow and have children for his brother. 29 Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died childless. 30 Then the second
Cross References
Leviticus 20:20
"If a man has sexual relations with his uncle's wife, he has exposed his uncle's nakedness. They are to bear responsibility for punishment of their sin. They'll die childless.
Jeremiah 22:30
This is what the LORD says: "Write this man off as childless, a man who does not prosper in his lifetime. None of his descendants will succeed in sitting on the throne of David, or ever ruling in Judah again.'"