Luke 20:30
What does Luke 20:30 mean?
A plain-English look at Luke 20:30 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Luke 20:30 means
The elaborate hypothetical continued without interruption. Following the first brother's death, the second brother married the same woman. This action was in accordance with the levirate law previously cited by the Sadducees, aiming to address the issue of childlessness. The brevity of this verse implies that the second brother also died without leaving any children, continuing the tragic pattern and further complicating their scenario. This sustained narrative is designed to build the impossibility of the situation in their minds, setting up their question about the resurrection.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000and the second:
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the second took her to wife, and he died childless.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901and the second:
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And the second;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and the second took the wife, and he died childless,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the next took her to wife: and he also died childless.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890and the second [took the woman, and he died childless];
Context
This verse continues the Sadducees' elaborate story, describing the second brother marrying the widow. It builds on the previous verse, extending the series of childless marriages. This repetition further reinforces the problem the Sadducees are attempting to create, setting up the prolonged dilemma that will be resolved as each of the seven brothers marries the same woman.
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