Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
There were then seven brethren: and the first, having taken a wife, 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.
International Standard Version
Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died childless.
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.
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,
Themes
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 20:29
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Question About Marriage And The Resurrection
28 demanded of him saying, Teacher, Moses wrote to us, If any one's brother, who has a wife, die, and he die childless, his brother shall take the wife and raise up seed to his brother. 29 There were then seven brethren: and the first, having taken a wife, died childless; 30 and the second took the woman, and he died childless;
Cross References
Leviticus 20:20
And if a man lie with his aunt, he hath uncovered his uncle's nakedness: their sin shall they bear: they shall die childless.
Jeremiah 22:30
Thus saith Jehovah: Write this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days; for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah.