Matthew 22:26
Matthew 22:26 Meaning and Explanation
“Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The second brother does the same, then the third, and so on through all seven.
What Does Matthew 22:26 Mean?
The hypothetical grinds forward: brother after brother marries the widow, dies childless, and passes her to the next, through all seven.
Each repetition is meant to deepen the force of the riddle. Yet behind the tale stands unspoken sorrow -- seven deaths and a seven-times widow -- a reminder that this clever story is woven out of the very grief that resurrection answers.
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What does Matthew 22:26 mean?
The second brother does the same, then the third, and so on through all seven.