24"Teacher," they said, "Moses told us that if a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and have children for him.


In Context

21 "Caesar's," they replied. Then he said to them, "Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's."

22 When they heard this, they were amazed. So they left him and went away.

23 That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question.

24 "Teacher," they said, "Moses told us that if a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and have children for him.

25 Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children, he left his wife to his brother.

26 The same thing happened to the second and third brother, right on down to the seventh.

Matthew 22:24 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:24Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

22:24Saying: Master, Moses said: If a man die having no son, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up issue to his brother.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

22:24saying, Teacher, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:24saying, Teacher, Moses said, If any one die, not having children, his brother shall marry his wife and shall raise up seed to his brother.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

22:24saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:24Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man shall die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:24saying, |Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed for his brother.'

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

22:24'Teacher, Moses said, If any one may die not having children, his brother shall marry his wife, and shall raise up seed to his brother.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:24Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.