Authority Questioned
Then the second Luke 20:30 · Berean Standard Bible
The second brother married her too, and the same thing happened.
The pattern continues, building toward the punch line. Each brother adds another layer to the 'problem' they think disproves resurrection.
The Sadducees continue their setup.
One down, six to go. The Sadducees keep stacking the deck, confident their argument is airtight.
The second brother takes the widow as prescribed by levirate law, continuing the hypothetical chain.
The repetitive structure emphasizes the cumulative nature of the problem — with each brother, the question of 'whose wife?' becomes more complex.
The Sadducees continue building their hypothetical scenario.
Brother after brother, the same pattern repeats. The Sadducees are methodically constructing what they think is an inescapable logical trap.
28“Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.
29Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a wife but died childless.
30Then the second
31and the third married the widow, and in the same way all seven died, leaving no children.
32And last of all, the woman died.
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