Mark 12:20
Modern Translations
New International Version
Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died without leaving any children.

New Living Translation
Well, suppose there were seven brothers. The oldest one married and then died without children.

English Standard Version
There were seven brothers; the first took a wife, and when he died left no offspring.

Berean Study Bible
Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died, leaving no children.

New American Standard Bible
There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and died leaving no children.

NASB 1995
"There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and died leaving no children.

NASB 1977
“There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and died, leaving no offspring.

Amplified Bible
There were seven brothers; the first [one] took a wife, and died leaving no children.

Christian Standard Bible
There were seven brothers. The first married a woman, and dying, left no offspring.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
There were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and dying, left no offspring.

Contemporary English Version
There were once seven brothers. The first one married, but died without having any children.

Good News Translation
Once there were seven brothers; the oldest got married and died without having children.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
There were seven brothers. The first got married and died without having children.

International Standard Version
There were seven brothers. The first one married and died without having children.

NET Bible
There were seven brothers. The first one married, and when he died he had no children.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.

New King James Version
Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife; and dying, he left no offspring.

King James 2000 Bible
Now there were seven brothers: and the first took a wife, and dying left no children.

New Heart English Bible
There were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and dying left no offspring.

World English Bible
There were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and dying left no offspring.

American King James Version
Now there were seven brothers: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.

American Standard Version
There were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed;

A Faithful Version
Now there were seven brothers; the first took a wife and died, leaving no seed;

Darby Bible Translation
There were seven brethren; and the first took a wife, and dying did not leave seed;

English Revised Version
There were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed;

Webster's Bible Translation
Now there were seven brothers: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
There were seuen brethren, and the first tooke a wife, and when he died, left no issue.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
There were seuen brethren: and the first toke a wyfe, and when he dyed, left no seede behynde hym.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Now were there seuen brethren: the first toke a wife, and dyed, and left no sede:

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Ther were seven brethren: and the fyrst toke a wyfe and when he dyed leeft no seed behynde him.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
There were then seven brothers, and the first took a wife, and dying, he left no seed;

Berean Literal Bible
There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and dying, left no seed.

Young's Literal Translation
'There were then seven brothers, and the first took a wife, and dying, he left no seed;

Smith's Literal Translation
There were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.

Literal Emphasis Translation
There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and dying, left no seed;

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Now there were seven brethren; and the first took a wife, and died leaving no issue.

Catholic Public Domain Version
So then, there were seven brothers. And the first took a wife, and he died without leaving behind offspring.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“There were seven brothers; the first took a wife and he died and left no son behind.”

Lamsa Bible
Now there were seven brothers; the first one took a wife and died, and left no off- spring.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Now there were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and dying, left no child;

Godbey New Testament
There were seven brothers, and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.

Haweis New Testament
Now there were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and dying left no issue:

Mace New Testament
now there were seven brothers: the first married a wife and died, leaving her without any children.

Weymouth New Testament
There were once seven brothers, the eldest of whom married a wife, but at his death left no family.

Worrell New Testament
There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife; and, dying, left no seed.

Worsley New Testament
Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife and died and left no seed;
















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