Mark 3:34

Mark 3:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
• New International Version (NIV)Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers!
• English Standard Version (ESV)And looking about at those who sat around him, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers!
• New King James Version (NKJV)And He looked around in a circle at those who sat about Him, and said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!

Context of Mark 3:34

32A crowd was sitting around Him, and they said to Him, “Look! Your mother and Your brothers are outside asking for You.” 33And He replied, “Who are My mother and My brothers?” Looking at those who were sitting in a circle around Him, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers! 35For whoever does the will of God [by believing in Me, and following Me], he is My brother and sister and mother.”

Mark 3:34 word by word

καὶ περιβλεψάμενος τοὺς περὶ αὐτὸν κύκλῳ καθημένους λέγει· ἴδε ἡ μήτηρ μου καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοί μου.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he lookedπεριβλέπωperiblepō · to look aroundG4017
• round aboutκύκλῳkuklō · surroundingG2945
• on them which satκάθημαιkathēmai · to sitG2521
• aboutπερίperi · aboutG4012
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• and saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• motherμήτηρmētēr · motherG3384
• brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80

Cross-references for Mark 3:34

• Psalms 22:22I will tell of Your name to my countrymen; In the midst of the congregation I will praise You.
• Matthew 12:49And stretching out His hand toward His disciples [and all His other followers], He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!
• Matthew 25:40The King will answer and say to them, ‘I assure you and most solemnly say to you, to the extent that you did it for one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it for Me.’
• Matthew 28:10Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and tell My brothers to leave for Galilee, and there they will see Me [just as I promised].”
• Luke 11:27Now while Jesus was saying these things, one of the women in the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “Blessed (happy, favored by God) is the womb that gave birth to You and the breasts at which You nursed!”
• John 20:17Jesus said to her, “Do not hold Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to My brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.’ ”
• Romans 8:29For those whom He foreknew [and loved and chose beforehand], He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son [and ultimately share in His complete sanctification], so that He would be the firstborn [the most beloved and honored] among many believers.
• Hebrews 2:11Both Jesus who sanctifies and those who are sanctified [that is, spiritually transformed, made holy, and set apart for God’s purpose] are all from one Father; for this reason He is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters,

Commentaries on Mark 3:34

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31-35Verses 31-35 See the notes at Matthew 12:46-50.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-35Verses 31-35 It is a great comfort to all true Christians, that they are dearer to Christ than mother, brother, or sister as such, merely as relations in the flesh would have been, even had they been holy. Blessed be God, this great and gracious privilege is ours even now; for though Christ's bodily presence cannot be enjoyed by us, his spiritual presence is not denied us.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 33-34In God’s Kingdom, one’s true relatives are determined not by blood but by a faith relationship (see also 10:29–30).Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 3:34

• Jesus, the Christ
• Righteousness

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Commentaries on Mark 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings