Mark 12:22
Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.) Mark 12:22 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.
and the seven took her and left no children. Last of all the woman also died.
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World English Bible Public Domain
and the seven took her and left no children. Last of all the woman also died.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the seven did not leave seed. Last of all, the woman also 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
and the seven took her and left no children. Last of all the woman also died.
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Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
In this way, none of the seven left any children. And last of all, the woman died.
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Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
In this way, none of the seven who had her left any children. And last of all, the woman died.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.
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American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
and the seven left no seed. Last of all the woman also died.
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Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
and the seven left no seed. Last of all the woman also died.
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Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
So those seuen had her, and left no yssue: last of all the wife died also.
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Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
And the seven all took her in like manner; and did not leave issue. Last of all the woman also died.
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Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
and the seven took her, and left no seed, last of all died also the woman;
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Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
and the seven took her, and left no seed, last of all the woman also died;
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Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
The seven left no children. Last of all, the woman also died.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the seven did not leave seed. Last of all, the woman also died.
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Darby Bible Public Domain
And the seven [took her and] did not leave seed. Last of all the woman also died.
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World Messianic Bible Public Domain
and the seven took her and left no children. Last of all the woman also died.
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Webster's Bible Public Domain
And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.
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Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
In fact all seven died without having children. In the end the woman died too.
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Bible in Basic English Public Domain
And all the seven had no seed. Last of all the woman herself came to her death.
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Text-Critical English NT CC BY 4.0
In fact, the seven all married her and left no offspring. Last of all, the woman also died.
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Tyndale New Testament (1534) Public Domain
And seven had her and leeft no seed behynde them. Last of all the wyfe dyed also.
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- Appears 44× in the Greek New Testament
- First appears at Matthew 13:24
- Part of Speech
- Noun
- Case
- Accusative
- Number
- Singular
- Gender
- Neuter
Full Thayer's Definition
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- οἱ ho G3588 “the” Article, Nominative, Plural, Masculine
- ἑπτὰ heptá G2033 “seven” Adjective, Numeral (indeclinable)
- οὐκ ou G3756 “not” Particle, Negative
- ἀφῆκαν aphíēmi G863 “to send away” Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Plural
- σπέρμα spérma G4690 “seed” Noun, Accusative, Singular, Neuter
- ἔσχατον éschatos G2078 “last” Adjective, Accusative, Singular, Neuter, Superlative
- πάντων pâs G3956 “all” Adjective, Genitive, Plural, Neuter
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- ἡ ho G3588 “the” Article, Nominative, Singular, Feminine
- γυνὴ gynḗ G1135 “woman” Noun, Nominative, Singular, Feminine
- ἀπέθανεν apothnḗskō G599 “to die” Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular
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 →
- 12
- words
- 10
- distinct lemmas
- Gospels
- section
Shared distinctive vocabulary
σπέρμα seed G4690 occurs in 41 verses of the Greek New Testament. Also found in:
Lesson kit
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Mark, in the Gospels, opens this verse with 12 words (10 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is spérma (“seed”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.
Discussion questions
- The word spérma carries the sense “seed.” How does it shape the verse?
- Matthew 13:24 shares the word «seed» with this verse. How do the two illuminate each other?
- “and” occurs 2× in this one verse. What is the effect of the repetition?
- These translations render this verse differently. What is at stake in choosing one wording over another?
- Reading how Bengel's Gnomon 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 7 words in this verse.
- “and” occurs 2× in this single verse.
- 10 distinct Greek lemmas span 12 words in this verse.
Commentary
Notes on Mark 12:22 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.
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.
Trapp's Complete Commentary
John Trapp
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
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.