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

31There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him. 32And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee. And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren? 34And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! 35For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my 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

• 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 33:9Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.
• Luke 2:49And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?
• John 2:4Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.
• 2 Corinthians 5:16Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.
• Mark 3:21And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.
• Mark 6:3Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Judah, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.
• John 7:3His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judæa, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest.

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
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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