Luke 8:21

Luke 8:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.
• New International Version (NIV)He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear God’s word and put it into practice.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But he answered them, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it."
• New King James Version (NKJV)But He answered and said to them, “My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.”

Context of Luke 8:21

19Then Jesus' mother and his brothers came to see him. But they could not reach him because of the large crowd of people who were there. 20Someone told Jesus, ‘Your mother and brothers are standing outside. They want to see you.’ Jesus replied, ‘I will tell you who my mother and brothers really are. My mother and my brothers are those people who hear God's message and do what he wants.’ 22One day, Jesus got into a boat with his disciples. He said to them, ‘We should go across to the other side of the lake.’ So they started to cross the lake. 23While they sailed in the boat, Jesus began to sleep. Then a strong wind started to blow across the lake. Water began to fill the boat and they were in danger.

Luke 8:21 word by word

ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς· μήτηρ μου καὶ ἀδελφοί μου οὗτοί εἰσιν οἱ τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ ἀκούοντες καὶ ποιοῦντεςRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• he answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• and saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• motherμήτηρmētēr · motherG3384
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• hearἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• the wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160

Cross-references for Luke 8:21

• Luke 11:27While Jesus was saying this, a woman in the crowd shouted out. ‘How happy is the woman that gave birth to you! How happy is the woman that fed you from her breasts!’
• Matthew 25:40The king will answer them, “I tell you this: You did all these things to help other people. They were not important people, but they were my friends. When you helped them, then you also helped me.”
• Matthew 28:10Then Jesus said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. Go and tell my disciples to go to Galilee. They will see me there.’
• John 15:14And you are my friends, if you obey my message.
• John 20:17Jesus said, ‘Do not hold on to me because I have not gone up to the Father yet. But go to my brothers, the disciples. Tell them, “Now I will go up to my Father. He is also your Father. He is my God, and he is your God.” ’
• 2 Corinthians 5:16So that changes how we think about people. We no longer use human ideas to think what they are like. At one time, we thought about Christ as humans think. But now we think about him very differently!
• 2 Corinthians 6:18He also says: ‘I will be a Father to you. You will be my sons and my daughters. That is what the Almighty Lord God says.’
• Hebrews 2:11Jesus is the one who makes people clean in front of God. Jesus himself and all the people that he makes clean have the same Father. So Jesus is not ashamed to call all those people his brothers and sisters.
• Luke 8:15But some seed fell on good soil. This is like other people that hear the message from God. They understand the message and they keep it in their minds. They are good and honest. They continue to believe. These people are like a good plant that grows well and makes lots of new seeds.’
• Matthew 7:21Some people say to me, “Master, Master!” But not all of them will come into the kingdom of heaven. Only the people who obey God, my Father in heaven, will come in. They do what he wants them to do.
• Matthew 17:5While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud appeared. It covered them all. A voice spoke from the cloud and it said, ‘This is my Son and I love him. He makes me very happy. Listen to him.’
• John 6:28Then the people asked him, ‘How can we do the work that God wants us to do?’
• John 13:17Now you understand these things. So you should do them, and God will bless you.’
• James 1:22But be careful to do what God says in his message. Do not only listen to it. Do not make that mistake!
• 1 John 2:29You know that Christ only does what is right. So you should know this: Everyone who continues to do what is right has become a child of God.
• 1 John 3:22We can pray to God and we can ask him to help us. He will give us what we ask him for. That is because we obey his commands and we do the things that please him.

Commentaries on Luke 8:21

• 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. 21those who hear God's word and carry it out: Jesus was not rejecting his family. He was saying that spiritual relationships, like being part of God's family, are more important than family bonds.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 8:21

• Fellowship
• Jesus, the Christ
• Obedience

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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