Luke 8:20

Luke 8:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.
• New International Version (NIV)Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he was told, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see you."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And it was told Him by some, who said, “Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see You.”

Context of Luke 8:20

18Therefore take care how you listen. For whoever has, more will be given to him; and whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.” 19Then his mother and brothers came to him, but they could not meet with him because of the crowd. He was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.” 21But he replied to them, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear and do the word of God.” 22One day he and his disciples got into a boat, and he told them, “Let’s cross over to the other side of the lake.” So they set out,

Luke 8:20 word by word

ἀπηγγέλη δὲ αὐτῷ ἡ μήτηρ σου καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοί σου ἑστήκασιν ἔξω ἰδεῖν θέλοντές σε.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• it was toldἀπαγγέλλωapaggellō · to announceG518
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• which saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Thyσύsu · youG4771
• motherὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• motherμήτηρmētēr · motherG3384
• brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• standἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• withoutἔξωexō · out/outside(r)G1854
• desiringθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
• to seeὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708

Cross-references for Luke 8:20

• Matthew 13:55Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother called Mary, and his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
• Mark 6:3Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And aren’t his sisters here with us?” So they were offended by him.
• John 7:3So his brothers said to him, “Leave here and go to Judea so that your disciples can see your works that you are doing.
• Acts 1:14They all were continually united in prayer, along with the women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
• 1 Corinthians 9:5Don’t we have the right to be accompanied by a believing wife like the other apostles, the Lord’s brothers, and Cephas?
• Galatians 1:19But I didn’t see any of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.

Commentaries on Luke 8:20

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19-21Verses 19-21 See the notes at Matthew 12:46-50.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-21Verses 4-21 There are many very needful and excellent rules and cautions for hearing the word, in the parable of the sower, and the application of it. Happy are we, and for ever indebted to free grace, if the same thing that is a parable to others, with which they are only amused, is a plain truth to us, by which we are taught and governed. We ought to take heed of the things that will hinder our profiting by the word we hear; to take heed lest we hear…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-20Jesus had four brothers: James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon. The Gospels also mention sisters, but not how many Jesus had (Matthew 13:55; Mark 6:3). These children were probably born to Joseph and Mary after the virgin birth of Jesus. However, some Christians believe that Mary remained a virgin throughout her life. According to this view, Joseph was a widower who already had children from an earlier marriage when he married Mary.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Luke 8

• 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