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

19His mother and his brothers came to see him. But they couldn’t meet with him because of the crowd. 20Someone told Jesus, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside. They want to see you.” He answered them, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear and do what God’s word says.” 22One day Jesus and his disciples got into a boat. He said to them, “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake.” So they started out. 23As they were sailing along, Jesus fell asleep. A violent storm came across the lake. The boat was taking on water, 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 speaking, a woman in the crowd shouted, “How blessed is the mother who gave birth to you and the breasts that nursed you.”
• Matthew 25:40“The king will answer them, ‘I can guarantee this truth: Whatever you did for one of my brothers or sisters, no matter how unimportant ⌞they seemed⌟, you did for me.’
• Matthew 28:10Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t be afraid! Go, tell my followers to go to Galilee. There they will see me.”
• John 15:14You are my friends if you obey my commandments.
• John 20:17Jesus told her, “Don’t hold on to me. I have not yet gone to the Father. But go to my brothers and sisters and tell them, ‘I am going to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ”
• 2 Corinthians 5:16So from now on we don’t think of anyone from a human point of view. If we did think of Christ from a human point of view, we don’t anymore.
• 2 Corinthians 6:18The Lord Almighty says, “I will be your Father, and you will be my sons and daughters.”
• Hebrews 2:11Jesus, who makes people holy, and all those who are made holy have the same Father. That is why Jesus isn’t ashamed to call them brothers and sisters.
• Luke 8:15The seeds that were planted on good ground are people who also hear the word. But they keep it in their good and honest hearts and produce what is good despite what life may bring.
• Matthew 7:21“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord!’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the person who does what my Father in heaven wants.
• Matthew 17:5He was still speaking when a bright cloud overshadowed them. Then a voice came out of the cloud and said, “This is my Son, whom I love and with whom I am pleased. Listen to him!”
• John 6:28The people asked Jesus, “What does God want us to do?”
• John 13:17If you understand all of this, you are blessed whenever you follow my example.
• James 1:22Do what God’s word says. Don’t merely listen to it, or you will fool yourselves.
• 1 John 2:29If you know that Christ has God’s approval, you also know that everyone who does what God approves of has been born from God.
• 1 John 3:22and receive from him anything we ask. We receive it because we obey 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