Luke 20:30
Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.) Luke 20:30 appears in the Greek New Testament. The text above is from the Tischendorf 8th edition. Each word links to its Strong’s number and a concise gloss. Click any word for its full Thayer’s Greek Lexicon entry.
The second took her as wife, and he died childless.
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World English Bible Public Domain
The second took her as wife, and he died childless.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the second took her to wife, and he died childless.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
and the second
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Every available English version of this verse, each an independent rendering of the whole verse.
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World English Bible Public Domain
The second took her as wife, and he died childless.
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Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Then the second
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Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
Then the second took her as wife, and he died childless.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the second took her to wife, and he died childless.
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American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
and the second:
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Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
and the second;
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Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
And the second tooke the wife, and he dyed childelesse.
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Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
And the next took her to wife, and he also died childless.
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Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
and the second took the wife, and he died childless,
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Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
and the second took the wife, and he died childless,
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Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
and the second as well.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
and the second
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Darby Bible Public Domain
and the second [took the woman, and *he* died childless];
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World Messianic Bible Public Domain
The second took her as wife, and he died childless.
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Webster's Bible Public Domain
And the second took her for a wife, and he died childless.
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Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
The second
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Bible in Basic English Public Domain
And the second;
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Text-Critical English NT CC BY 4.0
The second married the widow, and he also died childless.
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Tyndale New Testament (1534) Public Domain
And the seconde toke the wyfe and he dyed chyldlesse.
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- Appears 42× in the Greek New Testament
- First appears at Matthew 22:26
- Part of Speech
- Adjective
- Case
- Nominative
- Number
- Singular
- Gender
- Masculine
Full Thayer's Definition
About this verse
These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →
- 3
- words
- 3
- distinct lemmas
- Gospels
- section
Shared distinctive vocabulary
δεύτερος second G1208 occurs in 41 verses of the Greek New Testament. Also found in:
Where the printed editions differ
2 variantsPlaces in this verse where the major printed Greek editions disagree on the wording in a way that affects the translation — a comparison of editions, not a manuscript-by-manuscript collation. The editions are the modern critical texts (Nestlé-Aland 28/27, SBL, Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Tyndale House) and the traditional texts behind the KJV (the Textus Receptus and the Byzantine/Majority text). It is not a claim about which reading is original.
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Extra text
ἔλαβεν
“took”
In TRByz Not in NA28NA27TynSBLWHTregἔλαβεν (elaben) 'took' is only in traditional manuscripts (TR+Byz)
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Extra text
τὴν γυναῖκα καὶ οὑτὸς ἀπέθανεν ἄτεκνος
“<the> wife and this died childless”
In TRByz Not in NA28NA27TynSBLWHTregτὴν γυναῖκα καὶ οὑτὸς ἀπέθανεν ἄτεκνος (tēn gunaika kai houtos apethanen ateknos) ' wife and this died childless' is only in traditional manuscripts (TR+Byz)
Textual data: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament (STEPBible TAGNT) · CC BY 4.0.
Lesson kit
Teaching starters — assembled from the data on this page, not authored interpretation. Every prompt links to the verse data it draws on. Edit before teaching.
Luke, in the Gospels, opens this verse with 3 words (3 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is deúteros (“second”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.
Discussion questions
- What does “second” (deúteros) contribute to the verse as a whole?
- Matthew 22:26 shares the word «second» with this verse. How do the two illuminate each other?
- These translations render this verse differently. What is at stake in choosing one wording over another?
- Reading how The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges and John Gill's Exposition read this verse, where do the two commentators agree and where do they part?
Things to notice
- These translations choose different wording for 4 words in this verse.
- 3 distinct Greek lemmas span 3 words in this verse.
Commentary
Notes on Luke 20:30 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill's Exposition
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges (Cambridge University Press, 1896; 21 vols, various authors incl. Carr, Maclear, Plummer, Farrar, Lumby, Moule, M. R. James, Simcox) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
International Critical Commentary
International Critical Commentary — older volumes (1896–1929), various authors — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.