Luke 20:30
Luke 20:30 Meaning and Explanation
“And the second took her to wife, and he died childless.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The second brother takes the widow as wife, and he too dies childless.
What Does Luke 20:30 Mean?
The story's grim machinery turns: the second brother fulfills his duty under the law of Moses, and death collects him as it collected the first.
Each repetition deepens the intended absurdity — and, unintentionally, the pathos. One woman bereaved again; one family line still barren. As argument the tale is heartless, but as a picture of human life under the reign of death it is achingly true, and it is exactly what resurrection answers.
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What does Luke 20:30 mean?
The second brother takes the widow as wife, and he too dies childless.