Matthew 22:26 (WEB)

Passage

In the same way, the second also, and the third, to the seventh.

Nearby Context

Matthew 22:24 saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up offspring for his brother.’

Matthew 22:25 Now there were with us seven brothers. The first married and died, and having no offspring left his wife to his brother.

Matthew 22:26 In the same way, the second also, and the third, to the seventh.

Matthew 22:27 After them all, the woman died.

Matthew 22:28 In the resurrection therefore, whose wife will she be of the seven? For they all had her.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "same", "second", "third", and "seventh". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "same" and "second", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "Now there were with us seven brothers..." into verse 27's "After them all the woman died...", so "same" and "second" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "same" and "second" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.