Luke 20:31
Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.) Luke 20:31 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 third took her, and likewise the seven all left no children, and died.
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World English Bible Public Domain
The third took her, and likewise the seven all left no children, and died.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the third took her; and in like manner the seven also: and they left no children, and died.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
and the third took her; and likewise the seven also left no children, and died.
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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 third took her, and likewise the seven all left no children, and died.
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Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
and the third married the widow, and in the same way all seven died, leaving no children.
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Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
And the third married the widow, and in the same way all seven died, leaving no children.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the third took her; and in like manner the seven also: and they left no children, and died.
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American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
and the third took her; and likewise the seven also left no children, and died.
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Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
and the third took her; and likewise the seven also left no children, and died.
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Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
Then the third tooke her: and so likewise the seuen dyed, and left no children.
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Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
And the third took her. And in like manner all the seven, and they left no children, and died.
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Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
and the third took her, and in like manner also the seven -- they left not children, and they died;
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Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
and the third took her, and in like manner also the seven—they left no children, and they died;
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Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
The third took her, and likewise the seven also left no children, and died.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
and the third took her; and likewise the seven also left no children, and died.
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Darby Bible Public Domain
and the third took her: and in like manner also the seven left no children and died;
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World Messianic Bible Public Domain
The third took her, and likewise the seven all left no children, and died.
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Webster's Bible Public Domain
And the third took her; and in like manner the seven also: And they left no children, and died.
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Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
and then the third brother also married her. In the end all seven brothers married her, and then died without having children.
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Bible in Basic English Public Domain
And the third took her; and in the same way, all the seven, without having any children, came to their end.
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Text-Critical English NT CC BY 4.0
Likewise, the third also married her. In the same way all seven died, leaving no children.
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Tyndale New Testament (1534) Public Domain
And the thyrde toke her and in lyke wyse the resydue of the seven and leeft no chyldren be hynde them and dyed.
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- Appears 17× in the Greek New Testament
- First appears at Matthew 20:5
- Part of Speech
- Adverb
Full Thayer's Definition
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- ὁ ho G3588 “the” Article, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- τρίτος trítos G5154 “third” Adjective, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- ἔλαβεν lambánō G2983 “to take” Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular
- αὐτήν autós G846 “he” Personal pronoun, Accusative, Singular, Feminine
- ὡσαύτως hōsaútōs G5615 “likewise” Adverb
- δὲ dé G1161 “but” Conjunction
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- οἱ ho G3588 “the” Article, Nominative, Plural, Masculine
- ἑπτὰ heptá G2033 “seven” Adjective, Numeral (indeclinable)
- οὐ ou G3756 “not” Particle, Negative
- κατέλιπον kataleípō G2641 “to leave behind” Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Plural
- τέκνα téknon G5043 “child” Noun, Accusative, Plural, Neuter
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- ἀπέθανον apothnḗskō G599 “to die” Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Plural
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 →
- 15
- words
- 12
- distinct lemmas
- Gospels
- section
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 15 words (12 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is hōsaútōs (“likewise”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.
Discussion questions
- What does “likewise” (hōsaútōs) contribute to the verse as a whole?
- How does Matthew 20:5, which shares the word «likewise», read alongside this verse?
- What does the repetition of “and” (3× in this one verse) do in this verse?
- These translations render this verse differently. What is at stake in choosing one wording over another?
- Compare how Bengel's Gnomon and Expositor's Greek Testament read this verse. Where do they agree or differ?
Things to notice
- These translations choose different wording for 5 words in this verse.
- “and” occurs 3× in this single verse.
- 12 distinct Greek lemmas span 15 words in this verse.
Commentary
Notes on Luke 20:31 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.
Lemma curates 59 commentaries, every one of them public domain or Creative Commons licensed, each selected and text-cleaned for this edition rather than reprinted as found. About our sources →
Bengel's Gnomon
Johann Albrecht Bengel
Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament — English translation (T&T Clark, Edinburgh, 1860) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Expositor's Greek Testament
ed. W. Robertson Nicoll
The Expositor's Greek Testament, edited by W. Robertson Nicoll (1897–1910) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
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.
Alford’s Greek Testament
Henry Alford
Henry Alford, The Greek Testament (1849–1861) — 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.