Mark 3:33

Mark 3:33 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?
• New International Version (NIV)“Who are my mother and my brothers?” he asked.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he answered them, "Who are my mother and my brothers?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)But He answered them, saying, “Who is My mother, or My brothers?”

Context of Mark 3:33

31Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see him. They stood outside and sent word for him to come out and talk with them. 32There was a crowd sitting around Jesus, and someone said, “Your mother and your brothers are outside asking for you.” Jesus replied, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?” 34Then he looked at those around him and said, “Look, these are my mother and brothers. 35Anyone who does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”

Mark 3:33 word by word

Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς αὐτοῖς λέγει· τίς ἐστιν ἡ μήτηρ μου καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοί μου;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Whoτίςtis · which?G5101
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• motherὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• motherμήτηρmētēr · motherG3384
• orἤē · orG2228
• brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80

Cross-references for Mark 3:33

• Deuteronomy 33:9The Levites obeyed your word and guarded your covenant. They were more loyal to you than to their own parents. They ignored their relatives and did not acknowledge their own children.
• Luke 2:49“But why did you need to search?” he asked. “Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s house?”
• John 2:4“Dear woman, that’s not our problem,” Jesus replied. “My time has not yet come.”
• 2 Corinthians 5:16So we have stopped evaluating others from a human point of view. At one time we thought of Christ merely from a human point of view. How differently we know him now!
• Mark 3:21When his family heard what was happening, they tried to take him away. “He’s out of his mind,” they said.
• Mark 6:3Then they scoffed, “He’s just a carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon. And his sisters live right here among us.” They were deeply offended and refused to believe in him.
• John 7:3and Jesus’ brothers said to him, “Leave here and go to Judea, where your followers can see your miracles!

Commentaries on Mark 3:33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 33Who is my mother? - See on Matthew 12:46-50; (note).Read the comment
• 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

Topics related to Mark 3:33

• Jesus, the Christ
• Righteousness

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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