22. His answer surprised them so much that they walked away.
23. The Sadducees did not believe that people would rise to life after death. So that same day some of the Sadducees came to Jesus and said:
24. Teacher, Moses wrote that if a married man dies and has no children, his brother should marry the widow. Their first son would then be thought of as the son of the dead brother.
25. Once there were seven brothers who lived here. The first one married, but died without having any children. So his wife was left to his brother.
26. The same thing happened to the second and third brothers and finally to all seven of them.