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Mark 12:22

What does Mark 12:22 mean?

A plain-English look at Mark 12:22 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Mark 12:22 means

The Sadducees conclude the sequence of the brothers, stating that all seven of them married the woman in succession, and each died without leaving any children. Finally, after all seven brothers have passed away, the woman herself also dies. This completes their intricate and seemingly unresolvable earthly scenario, precisely crafted to highlight the perceived absurdity of a resurrection where such multiple marital ties would logically lead to confusion, as they understood it from a purely earthly perspective.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

and the seven left no seed. Last of all the woman also died.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

and the seven left no seed. Last of all the woman also died.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And all the seven had no seed. Last of all the woman herself came to her death.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and the seven took her, and left no seed, last of all died also the woman;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And the seven all took her in like manner and did not leave issue. Last of all the woman also died.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And the seven [took her and] did not leave seed. Last of all the woman also died.

Context

This verse brings the Sadducees’ intricate hypothetical scenario to its conclusion, with all seven brothers and then the woman herself dying. It immediately precedes their climactic question about the woman's marital status in the resurrection. This detailed setup is crucial for understanding the depth of their intended theological trap and Jesus’s subsequent profound unravelling of their faulty assumptions regarding the nature of the resurrected life.

v.21and the second took her, and died, leaving no seed behind him; and the third likewise:

v.22This passage

v.23In the resurrection whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife.

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