English Standard Version
Mark 3:34
34And looking about at those who sat around him, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers!
Mark 3:34 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
- New International Version (NIV)Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers!
- New King James Version (NKJV)And He looked around in a circle at those who sat about Him, and said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!
- New Living Translation (NLT)Then he looked at those around him and said, “Look, these are my mother and brothers.
Context of Mark 3:34
32And a crowd was sitting around him, and they said to him, "Your mother and your brothers are outside, seeking you." 33And he answered them, "Who are my mother and my brothers?" And looking about at those who sat around him, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers! 35For whoever does the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother."
Read all of Mark 3Mark 3:34 word by word
καὶ περιβλεψάμενος τοὺς περὶ αὐτὸν κύκλῳ καθημένους λέγει· ἴδε ἡ μήτηρ μου καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοί μου.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- he lookedπεριβλέπωperiblepō · to look aroundG4017
- round aboutκύκλῳkuklō · surroundingG2945
- on them which satκάθημαιkathēmai · to sitG2521
- aboutπερίperi · aboutG4012
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- and saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- motherμήτηρmētēr · motherG3384
- brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
Cross-references for Mark 3:34
- Psalms 22:22I will tell of your name to my brothers; in the midst of the congregation I will praise you:
- Matthew 12:49And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers!
- 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."
- 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!"
- 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.'"
- Romans 8:29For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
- 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,
Commentaries on Mark 3:34
- 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. 33-34In God’s Kingdom, one’s true relatives are determined not by blood but by a faith relationship (see also 10:29–30).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
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