Luke 8:20

Luke 8:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.
• New International Version (NIV)Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he was told, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see you."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And it was told Him by some, who said, “Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see You.”

Context of Luke 8:20

18Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whoever hath, to him shall be given; and whoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have. 19Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come near to him for the crowd. And it was told to him by certain who said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand outside, desiring to see thee. 21And he answered and said to them, My mother and my brethren are these who hear the word of God, and do it. 22Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a boat with his disciples: and he said to them, Let us go over to the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.

Luke 8:20 word by word

ἀπηγγέλη δὲ αὐτῷ ἡ μήτηρ σου καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοί σου ἑστήκασιν ἔξω ἰδεῖν θέλοντές σε.Read the interlinear

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• toldἀπαγγέλλωapaggellō · to announceG518
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Thyσοῦsou · youG4675
• motherμήτηρmētēr · motherG3384
• brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• standἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• outsideἔξωexō · out/outside(r)G1854
• desiringθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
• seeεἴδωeidō · to perceive: seeG1492
• theeσέse · youG4571

Cross-references for Luke 8:20

• Matthew 13:55Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
• Mark 6:3Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Judas, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.
• John 7:3His brethren therefore said to him, Depart from here, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest.
• Acts 1:14These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
• 1 Corinthians 9:5Have we no right to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
• Galatians 1:19But I saw no other of the apostles, except James the Lord’s brother.

Commentaries on Luke 8:20

• 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. 19-20Jesus had four brothers: James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon. The Gospels also mention sisters, but not how many Jesus had (Matthew 13:55; Mark 6:3). These children were probably born to Joseph and Mary after the virgin birth of Jesus. However, some Christians believe that Mary remained a virgin throughout her life. According to this view, Joseph was a widower who already had children from an earlier marriage when he married Mary.Read the comment

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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