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Luke 20:29 Cross-References
Explore 2 cross-references for Luke 20:29 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Luke chapter 20 verse 29 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.”
Luke 20:29 (KJV)
Commentary on Luke 20:29
There were therefore seven brethren—The Sadducees construct a hypothetical scenario, though seven is likely hyperbolic for effect. The first took a wife, and died without children (ἀπέθανεν ἄτεκνος, apethanen ateknos)—literally 'died childless.' The adjective ἄτεκνος (ateknos) compounds ἀ- (without) and τέκνον (child).This sets up their reductio ad absurdum argument: if levirate marriage continues through multiple brothers, resurrection creates an impossible marital situation. Their unstated premise: resurrection bodies must replicate earthly social structures exactly. They assume resurrection...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Luke 20:29
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“he has uncovered his uncle's nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.”
“Write you this man childless”