Matthew 22:23-25

International Children’s Bible

Sadducees Try to Trick Jesus

²³That same day some Sadducees came to Jesus. (Sadducees believe that no person will rise from death.) The Sadducees asked Jesus a question. ²⁴They said, “Teacher, Moses told us that a married man might die without having children. Then his brother must marry the widow and have children for him. ²⁵There were seven brothers among us. The first one married but died. He had no children. So his brother married the widow.

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Matthew 22:23-25

New International Version

Marriage at the Resurrection^(A)

²³That same day the Sadducees,^(B) who say there is no resurrection,^(C) came to him with a question. ²⁴“Teacher,” they said, “Moses told us that if a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.^(D) ²⁵Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children, he left his wife to his brother.