King James Version
Mark 12:23 in the King James Version says “In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife.” — study this verse from Mark chapter 12 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife.”
Mark 12:23 · KJV
And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise.
And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.
In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife.
And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?
For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“the resurrection”
G386a standing up again, i.e., (literally) a resurrection from death (individual, genitive case or by implication, (its author)), or (figuratively) a (mor
“when”
G3752whenever (implying hypothesis or more or less uncertainty); also causatively (conjunctionally) inasmuch as
“they shall rise”
G450to stand up (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive)
“whose”
G5101an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
“her”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“for”
G1063properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
“had”
G2192to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or conditio
“her”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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