King James Version
Matthew 22:28 in the King James Version says “Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 22 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.”
Matthew 22:28 · KJV
Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh. seventh: Gr. seven
And last of all the woman died also.
Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.
Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.
For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God 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
“whose”
G5101an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
“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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