Mark 3:32

Mark 3:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.
• New International Version (NIV)A crowd was sitting around him, and they told him, “Your mother and brothers are outside looking for you.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And a crowd was sitting around him, and they said to him, "Your mother and your brothers are outside, seeking you."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And a multitude was sitting around Him; and they said to Him, “Look, Your mother and Your brothers are outside seeking You.”

Context of Mark 3:32

30Jesus made this statement because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.” 31Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came and stood outside. They sent someone in to summon Him, and a crowd was sitting around Him. “Look,” He was told, “Your mother and brothers are outside, asking for You.” 33But Jesus replied, “Who are My mother and My brothers?” 34Looking at those seated in a circle around Him, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!

Mark 3:32 word by word

καὶ ἐκάθητο περὶ αὐτὸν ὄχλος, καὶ λέγουσιν αὐτῷ· ἰδοὺ ἡ μήτηρ σου καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοί σου ἔξω ζητοῦσίν σε.¶Read the interlinear

• andκαίkai · andG2532
• a crowdὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• was sittingκάθημαιkathēmai · to sitG2521
• aroundπερίperi · aboutG4012
• Himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Lookἰδούidou · look!G2400
• He was toldλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Yourσύsu · youG4771
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• motherμήτηρmētēr · motherG3384
• brothersἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• are outsideἔξωexō · out/outside(r)G1854
• asking forζητέωzēteō · to seekG2212

Commentaries on Mark 3:32

• 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. 31-35Mark returns to the story from 3:20–21. Your mother and brothers: Many people understand the brothers of Jesus to be children born to Joseph and Mary after Jesus was born (see also 6:3; Matthew 1:25; 12:46; John 19:26–27). Some interpreters think they were Joseph’s children from an earlier marriage or the cousins of Jesus. They hold this view because of the Roman Catholic belief that Mary remained a virgin for her whole life.Read the comment

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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