Luke 20:28

Luke 20:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man’s brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and they asked him a question, saying, "Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies, having a wife but no children, the man must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.
• New King James Version (NKJV)saying: “Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if a man’s brother dies, having a wife, and he dies without children, his brother should take his wife and raise up offspring for his brother.
• New Living Translation (NLT)They posed this question: “Teacher, Moses gave us a law that if a man dies, leaving a wife but no children, his brother should marry the widow and have a child who will carry on the brother’s name.

Context of Luke 20:28

26They were unable to trap him in what he had said there in public. And astonished by his answer, they became silent. 27Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus with a question. “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. 29Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died childless. 30The second

Luke 20:28 word by word

λέγοντες· διδάσκαλε, Μωϋσῆς ἔγραψεν ἡμῖν· ἐάν τινος ἀδελφὸς ἀποθάνῃ ἔχων γυναῖκα καὶ οὗτος ἄτεκνος ᾖ, ἵνα λάβῃ ὁ ἀδελφὸς αὐτοῦ τὴν γυναῖκα καὶ ἐξαναστήσῃ σπέρμα τῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Masterδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalos · teacherG1320
• MosesΜωϋσῆς, ΜωσῆςMōseus Mōsēs Mōusēs · MosesG3475
• wroteγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• unto usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• Ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• any man’sτιςtis · oneG5100
• brotherἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• dieἀποθνήσκωapothnēskō · to dieG599
• havingἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• a wifeγυνήgunē · woman: wifeG1135
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• heοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• without childrenἄτεκνοςateknos · childlessG815
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• brotherὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• should takeλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• raise upἐξανίστημιexanistēmi · to raise upG1817
• seedσπέρμαsperma · seed: offspringG4690

Cross-references for Luke 20:28

• Genesis 38:8Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife and fulfill your duty to her as a brother-in-law to raise up offspring for your brother.”
• Deuteronomy 25:5If brothers are living together and one of them dies without a son, his widow must not marry outside the family. Her husband’s brother shall take her and marry her and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law to her.
• Ruth 1:11But Naomi said, “Return home, my daughters. Why would you come with me? Am I going to have any more sons, who could become your husbands?

Commentaries on Luke 20:28

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20-38Verses 20-38 See this explained in the Mark 12:13-27 notes.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-38Verses 27-38 It is common for those who design to undermine any truth of God, to load it with difficulties. But we wrong ourselves, and wrong the truth of Christ, when we form our notions of the world of spirits by this world of sense. There are more worlds than one; a present visible world, and a future unseen world; and let every one compare this world and that world, and give the preference in his thoughts and cares to that which deserves them…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28Moses wrote for us: A dead man’s brother would marry the widow to produce children who would maintain the dead man’s name and property (Deuteronomy 25:5–6; see also Genesis 38:8–10; Ruth 4:1–12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 27-3427-34. no resurrection--"nor angel nor spirit" (Ac 23:8); the materialists of the day.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 20:28

• Brother
• Jesus, the Christ
• Marriage
• Resurrection
• Sadducees

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• Moses
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• Jesus Christ
• Luke, the Gospel of
• Resurrection

Commentaries on Luke 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings