Matthew 22:24 — Compare Translations

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Saying, Teacher, Moses said, If a man dies, leaving no children, his brother shall marry the widow and raise up a family for his brother. [Deut. 25:5.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Saying, Teacher, Moses said, If a man dies, leaving no children, his brother shall marry the widow and raise up a family for his brother. [Deut. 25:5.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

“Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

“Teacher, Moses said, if a man dies, having no children, his brother is to marry his wife and raise up offspring for his brother.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

saying, Teacher, Moses said, If any one die, not having children, his brother shall marry his wife and shall raise up seed to his brother.

English EASY 2024

They said to him, ‘Teacher, Moses said in the Bible: A man might die and leave behind a wife but no children. Then that man's brother must marry the widow. Then their children will be called the children of the brother who died.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

They said, "Teacher, Moses told us that if a married man dies and had no children, his brother must marry the woman. Then they will have children for the dead brother.

saying, "Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies having no children, his brother must marry the widow and raise up children for his brother.'

English GNT (Good News Translation)

“Teacher,” they said, “Moses said that if a man who has no children dies, his brother must marry the widow so that they can have children who will be considered the dead man's children.

English God's Word - GW 1995

"Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies childless, his brother should marry his widow and have children for his brother.'

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

"Teacher, Moses said, if a man dies, having no children, his brother is to marry his wife and raise up offspring for his brother.

English KJV 1611

Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

English LSB

saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies having no children, his brother as next of kin shall marry his wife and raise up a seed for his brother.’

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

“Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies having no children, his brother must marry his wife and raise up children for his brother.’

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

asking, "Teacher, Moses said, 'IF A MAN DIES HAVING NO CHILDREN, HIS BROTHER AS NEXT OF KIN SHALL MARRY HIS WIFE, AND RAISE UP CHILDREN FOR HIS BROTHER.'

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

saying, "Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies without children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up descendants for his brother.'

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

“Teacher, Moses said, ‘ If a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and father children for his brother.’

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

"Teacher," they said, "here is what Moses told us. If a man dies without having children, his brother must get married to the widow. He must have children to carry on his brother's name.

English NIV

"Teacher," they said, "Moses told us that if a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and have children for him.

English NKJ 1982

saying: “Teacher, Moses said that if a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up offspring for his brother.

English NLT

"Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies without children, his brother should marry the widow and have a child who will be the brother's heir.'

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

"Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies childless, his brother shall marry the widow, and raise up children for his brother.'

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

“Teacher, the law of Moses teaches that if a man dies before he has children, his brother should marry the widow and raise up children for his brother’s family line.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies, having no children, his brother must marry the widow, and raise up children for his brother.’

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

“Sir, Moses said that if a man died without children, his brother should marry the widow and their children would get all the dead man's property.

English Tyndale 1537

saying: Master, Moses bade, if a man die having no children, that the brother marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.