Mark 12:20 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.

Close to the original. Clear modern English.

✦ MADE SIMPLE

So there were seven brothers. The oldest one got married, but when he died, he didn't have any kids.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

First brother married but died without children — setting up what's about to be a wild family situation.

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