Luke 20:29
There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.
KJV
ἑπτὰ οὖν ἀδελφοὶ ἦσαν. καὶ ὁ πρῶτος λαβὼν γυναῖκα ἀπέθανεν ἄτεκνος·
Greek NT
Septem ergo fratres erant : et primus accepit uxorem, et mortuus est sine filiis.
Vulgate
There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died childless;
ASV
There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife and died without children.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
γυνή
gune
noun · 219×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λαμβάνω
lambano
verb · 259×
οὖν
oun
conjunction · 489×
πρῶτος
protos
adjective · 101×
ἀδελφός
adelphos
noun · 343×
ἀποθνήσκω
apothnesko
verb · 112×
ἄτεκνος
ateknos
adjective · 2×
ἑπτά
epta
adjective · 88×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Marriage in the Integral Vision of Man The Gospels according to Matthew and Mark report the answer Christ gave to the Pharisees when they questioned him about the indissolubility of marriage. They referred to the law of Moses, which in certain cases admitted the practice of the so-called certificate of divorce. Reminding them of the first chapters of Genesis, Christ answered: …
Cross-references
- Jer 22:30 — Thus saith the LORD, Write ye 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.
- Lev 20:20 — And if a man shall lie with his uncle’s wife, he hath uncovered his uncle’s nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.
- Matt 22:25 — Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother: