Matthew 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:
KJV
ἦσαν δὲ παρ’ ἡμῖν ἑπτὰ ἀδελφοί, καὶ ὁ πρῶτος γήμας ἐτελεύτησεν, καὶ μὴ ἔχων σπέρμα ἀφῆκεν τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ τῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ.
Greek NT
Erant autem apud nos septem fratres : et primus, uxore ducta, defunctus est : et non habens semen, reliquit uxorem suam fratri suo.
Vulgate
Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first married and deceased, and having no seed left his wife unto his brother;
ASV
Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first having married a wife, died; and not having issue, left his wife to his brother.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
17 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- γήμας — SBLGNT
- γήμας — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- γαμήσας — Robinson-Pierpont
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
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Cross-references
- Heb 9:27 — And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
- Luke 20:29 — There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.
- Mark 12:19 — Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man’s brother die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.