Luke 8:20
And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.
Luke 8:20 in other translations
| BSB | He was told, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see You.” |
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| WEB | Some people told him, “Your mother and your brothers stand outside, desiring to see you.” |
| ASV | And it was told him, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee. |
| YLT | and it was told him, saying, ‘Thy mother and thy brethren do stand without, wishing to see thee;' |
| DARBY | And it was told him saying, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, wishing to see thee. |
| BBE | And someone said to him, Your mother and your brothers are outside desiring to see you. |
| Webster | And it was told to him by certain, who said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee. |
What does Luke 8:20 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 8:4-21
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…
Luke 8:20 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 8:20
- 1 Corinthians 9:5
Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
- Galatians 1:19
But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord’s brother.
- Acts 1:14
These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
- John 7:3-6
His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest. For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world. For neither did his brethren believe in him. Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.
- Matthew 13:55-56
Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?
- Mark 6:3
Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.
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Context
- Luke 8:19
Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press.
- Luke 8:20
And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.
- Luke 8:21
And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.
Luke 8:20 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y le fué dado aviso, diciendo: Tu madre y tus hermanos están fuera, que quieren verte. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et cela lui fut rapporté par quelques-uns qui disaient: Ta mère et tes frères se tiennent dehors, désirant te voir. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und es wurde ihm berichtet, indem man sagte: Deine Mutter und deine Brüder stehen draußen und wollen dich sehen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et nuntiatum est illi: Mater tua et fratres tui stant foris, volentes te videre. |