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

33He replied to them, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” 34Then looking at those who sat in a circle around him, he said, “Look, here are my mother and my brothers. Whoever does what God wants is my brother and sister and mother.”

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 7:21“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.
• John 7:17Those who want to follow the will of God will know if what I teach is from God or if I teach my own thoughts.
• James 1:25However, the person who continues to study God’s perfect laws that make people free and who remains committed to them will be blessed. People like that don’t merely listen and forget; they actually do what God’s laws say.
• 1 John 2:17the world and its evil desires are passing away. But the person who does what God wants lives forever.
• 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 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

In the dictionaries

• 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