Mark 12:23
In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife.
Mark 12:23 in other translations
| BSB | In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.” |
|---|---|
| WEB | In the resurrection, when they rise, whose wife will she be of them? For the seven had her as a wife.” |
| ASV | In the resurrection whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife. |
| YLT | in the rising again, then, whenever they may rise, of which of them shall she be wife--for the seven had her as wife?' |
| DARBY | In the resurrection, when they shall rise again, of which of them shall she be wife, for the seven had her as wife? |
| BBE | In the future life, when they come back from the dead, whose wife will she be? for the seven had her for a wife. |
| Webster | In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her for a wife. |
What does Mark 12:23 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 12:18-27
A right knowledge of the Scripture, as the fountain whence all revealed religion now flows, and the foundation on which it is built, is the best preservative against error. Christ put aside the objection of the Sadducees, who were the scoffing infidels of that day, by setting the doctrine of the future state in a true light. The relation between husband and wife, though appointed in the earthly paradise, will not be…
Mark 12:23 in the original Greek
Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.
Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).
Context
- Mark 12:22
And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.
- Mark 12:23
In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife.
- Mark 12:24
And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?
Mark 12:23 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | En la resurrección, pues, cuando resucitaren, ¿de cuál de ellos será mujer? porque los siete la tuvieron por mujer. |
|---|---|
| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Dans la résurrection, quand ils ressusciteront, duquel d’entre eux sera-t-elle la femme, car les sept l’ont eue pour femme? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | In der Auferstehung, wenn sie auferstehen werden, wessen Weib von ihnen wird sie sein? denn die sieben haben sie zum Weibe gehabt. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | In resurrectione ergo cum resurrexerint, cujus de his erit uxor? septem enim habuerunt eam uxorem. |