Luke 20:29

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a wife, but died childless.”

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BSBPD

“Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a wife, but died childless.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`There were, then, seven brothers, and the first having taken a wife, died childless,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 20:29 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 20:20If a man lies with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered the nakedness of his uncle. They will bear their sin; they shall die childless.
  2. Jeremiah 22:30This is what the LORD says: “Enroll this man as childless, a man who will not prosper in his lifetime. None of his descendants will prosper to sit on the throne of David or to rule again in Judah.”

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