Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them will she be? For the seven had her as a wife.”
Parallel translations
- KJV Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wife.
- BSB So then, in the resurrection, whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.”
- NKJV Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife does she become? For all seven had her as wife.”
- NASB Therefore, in the resurrection, which one’s wife does the woman become? For all seven married her.”
- NLT So tell us, whose wife will she be in the resurrection? For all seven were married to her!”
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Cross-references · 2
- Matt 22:24–28saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up offspring for his brother.’
- Mark 12:19–23“Teacher, Moses wrote to us, ‘If a man’s brother dies, and leaves a wife behind him, and leaves no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up offspring for his brother.’
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