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.”
• 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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)Jesus replied, “My mother and my brothers are all those who hear God’s word and obey it.”

Context of Luke 8:21

19Then his mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him because of the crowd. 20And he was told, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see you." But he answered them, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it." 22One day he got into a boat with his disciples, and he said to them, "Let us go across to the other side of the lake." So they set out, 23and as they sailed he fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on the lake, and they were filling with water and 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 11:27As he said these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, "Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts at which you nursed!"
• Matthew 25:40And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'
• Matthew 28:10Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me."
• John 15:14You are my friends if you do what I command you.
• John 20:17Jesus said to her, "Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'"
• 2 Corinthians 5:16From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer.
• 2 Corinthians 6:18and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty."
• Hebrews 2:11For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one source. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers,
• Luke 8:15As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience.
• Matthew 7:21"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
• Matthew 17:5He was still speaking when, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him."
• John 6:28Then they said to him, "What must we do, to be doing the works of God?"
• John 13:17If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.
• James 1:22But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
• 1 John 2:29If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.
• 1 John 3:22and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases 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

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Word of God
• Choke
• Fall
• Jeopardy
• Possess
• Somebody
• Strive
• Jesus Christ

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