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Luke 20:32
And last of all, the woman died.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses Sadducees in the temple courts during His final week, responding to their hypothetical scenario about a woman married sequentially to seven brothers. He speaks at the moment they press Him to resolve a legal contradiction regarding resurrection.
The words — ὑστέρῳ (husterōi) means "last" or "finally," and ἀπέθανεν (apethanen) means "died." These terms mark the conclusion of the woman's earthly life and the termination of the marital chain.
The thread — The passage aligns with Ecclesiastes 9:5 on the dead knowing nothing and Judges 2:10 on generations passing away. It also reflects Ecclesiastes 1:4's observation that generations come and go while the earth remains.
Why it lands — The text demands acknowledgment that death terminates earthly relationships and legal claims. Readers must confront the reality that human institutions end with mortality and cannot dictate the conditions of the age to come.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Last of all the woman died also.
Cross-references
- Ecclesiastes 1:4 Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever.
- Ecclesiastes 9:5 For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, because the memory of them is forgotten.
- Judges 2:10 After that whole generation had also been gathered to their fathers, another generation rose up who did not know the LORD or the works that He had done for Israel.
- Hebrews 9:27 Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment,