Mark 12:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Mark 12:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Mark 12:20 is a verse from the book of Mark in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Mark 12:20 — KJV
“Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.”
— Mark 12:20 (KJV)
Mark 12:20 in Context — About the Book of Mark
Mark is the action Gospel — the shortest, fastest account, where Jesus heals, delivers, and teaches with immediate authority. Written for believers under Roman persecution, it presents the Son of God as the suffering servant who came not to be served, but to serve and give His life.
Cross-References for Mark 12:20
“Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother:”
Shares key themes with Mark 12:20: now, seven, brethren
“There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.”
Shares key themes with Mark 12:20: seven, brethren, first
“The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.”
Shares key themes with Mark 12:20: took, wife, seed
“When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.”
Shares key themes with Mark 12:20: took, wife, left
“And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.”
Shares key themes with Mark 12:20: seven, brethren, took
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