Mark 3:35

Mark 3:35 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
• New International Version (NIV)Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)For whoever does the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother."
• New King James Version (NKJV)For whoever does the will of God is My brother and My sister and mother.”

Context of Mark 3:35

33Jesus replied, ‘I will tell you who my mother and brothers really are.’ 34Then he looked at the people who were sitting around him. He said, ‘Look! Here are my mother and my brothers! My brothers and sisters and my mother are the people who do what God wants.’

Mark 3:35 word by word

ὃς γὰρ ἂν ποιήσῃ τὸ θέλημα τοῦ θεοῦ, οὗτος ἀδελφός μου καὶ ἀδελφὴ καὶ μήτηρ ἐστίν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• whosoeverὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• whosoeverἄνan · ifG302
• shall doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• the willὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the willθέλημαthelēma · will/desireG2307
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• the sameοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• brotherἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• sisterἀδελφήadelphē · sisterG79
• motherμήτηρmētēr · motherG3384

Cross-references for Mark 3:35

• 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.
• John 7:17Anyone who chooses to do what God wants will know about my teaching. They will know whether it comes from God, or whether it comes from my own thoughts.
• James 1:25So do not just listen to God's message and then forget it. It is a completely good message that makes people free. Look at it carefully and keep it in your mind. Do what it tells you to do. God will bless anyone who lives in that way.
• 1 John 2:17One day, those people and the things that they want will not be there any longer. But those who continue to do what God wants will live for ever.
• 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 Mark 3:35

• 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. 35Doing God's will includes repentance from sin, faith in God, and following Jesus (1:15, 18, 20).Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 3:35

• Jesus, the Christ
• Obedience
• Righteous
• Righteousness
• Will

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• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• will of God
• Blaspheme
• Ordain
• Surname
• Thunder
• Virtue
• Whole
• Jesus Christ

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