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

33Answering them, He said, “Who are My mother and My brothers?” 34Looking about at those who were sitting around Him, He said, “Behold My mother and My brothers! For whoever does the will of God, he 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

• For whoeverὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• For whoeverἄνan · ifG302
• doesποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• the willθέλημαthelēma · will/desireG2307
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• he is My brotherἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• and sisterἀδελφήadelphē · sisterG79
• and 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 he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.
• John 7:17If anyone is willing to do His will, he will know of the teaching, whether it is of God or whether I speak from Myself.
• James 1:25But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does.
• 1 John 2:17The world is passing away, and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God lives forever.
• 1 John 3:22and whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight.

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