Luke 8:19
17 For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be made known and brought to light.
18 Pay attention, therefore, to how you listen. Whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”
Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see Him, but they were unable to reach Him because of the crowd.
20 He was told, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see You.”
21 But He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and carry it out.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see Him, but they were unable to reach Him because of the crowd.
- KJV
- Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press.
- WEB
- His mother and brothers came to him, and they could not come near him for the crowd.
- ASV
- And there came to him his mother and brethren, and they could not come at him for the crowd.
- DARBY
- And his mother and his brethren came to him, and could not get to him because of the crowd.
- BLB
- Now His mother and brothers came to Him, and they were not able to get to Him because of the crowd.
- ÅB
- Men hans mor og hans brødre kom til ham, og de kunne ikke nå fram til ham for folket.
- OTB
- Nå kom Jesu mor og brødre for å se ham, men de kunne ikke komme nær ham på grunn av folkemengden.
- B1930
- Men hans mor og hans brødre kom til ham, og de kunde ikke nå frem til ham for folket.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 12:46–50
While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to Him.
Read in contextMark 3:31–35
Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came and stood outside. They sent someone in to summon Him,
Read in contextMark 3:21
When His family heard about this, they went out to take custody of Him, saying, “He is out of His mind.”
Read in context