Mark 12:19
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man’s brother die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.”
διδάσκαλος
Teacher, instructor, rabbi. Didaskalos. Jesus was called this more than any other title during his earthly ministry. Teach what you have received.
Μωσεύς
Moses
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Μωσεύς
Moses, the Hebrew lawgiver. Mōseús. God spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to a friend, yet Moses pointed beyond himself to one greater. Look to the one he foretold.
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γράφω
wrote
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γράφω
To write, to record. These things are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ and have life in His name.
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μέ
for us
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μέ
No, not, never. Mé. The softest Greek negative, used to deny what is possible or expected. When God says no, he means it.
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ἐάν
if
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ἐάν
a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
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τὶς
of anyone
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τὶς
Someone, anyone, something. Tis. Scripture often hinges on this small word: if anyone thirsts, let him come. The invitation is unrestricted. No one is excluded from the call.
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καταλείπω
he may leave behind
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καταλείπω
To leave behind, to forsake. I will never leave you or forsake you. God speaks this promise to every believer in every generation.
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γυνή
a wife
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γυνή
Woman, wife. Gynē. From Eve to Mary, women occupy indispensable roles in the story of redemption. Honor her.
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τέκνον
child
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τέκνον
Child, offspring, one born. Téknon. To all who received him, he gave the right to become children of God. Belonging to God is not inherited by birth but received by faith.
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λαμβάνω
shall take
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λαμβάνω
Receive, take, accept. Lambanō. What God offers must be actively received, not merely acknowledged. Reach out and take hold.
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ἐξανίστημι
may raise up
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ἐξανίστημι
objectively, to produce, i.e. (figuratively) beget; subjectively, to arise, i.e. (figuratively) object
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σπέρμα
seed
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σπέρμα
something sown, i.e. seed (including the male "sperm"); by implication, offspring; specially, a remnant (figuratively, as if kept over for planting)
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