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 8:21 in other translations
| BSB | But He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and carry it out.” |
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| WEB | But he answered them, “My mother and my brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.” |
| ASV | But he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these that hear the word of God, and do it. |
| YLT | and he answering said unto them, ‘My mother and my brethren! they are those who the word of God are hearing, and doing.' |
| DARBY | But he answering said to them, My mother and my brethren are those who hear the word of God and do it. |
| BBE | But he said to them in answer, My mother and my brothers are those who have knowledge of the word of God and do it. |
| Webster | And he answered and said to them, My mother and my brethren are these who hear the word of God, and do it. |
What does Luke 8:21 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 8:21 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 8:21
- Luke 11:27-28
And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked. But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
- James 1:22
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
- John 13:17
If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.
- 3 John 1:11
Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
- 1 John 2:29
If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.
- Hebrews 2:11-13
For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee. And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.
- 2 Corinthians 6:18
And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
- John 15:14-15
Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
- John 6:28-29
Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
- Matthew 7:21-26
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: …
- Luke 8:15
But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
- Matthew 25:40
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
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Context
- 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 8:22
Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.
Luke 8:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El entonces respondiendo, les dijo: Mi madre y mis hermanos son los que oyen la palabra de Dios, y la ejecutan. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Mais lui, répondant, leur dit: Ma mère et mes frères sont ceux qui écoutent la parole de Dieu et qui la mettent en pratique. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Er aber antwortete und sprach zu ihnen: Meine Mutter und meine Brüder sind diese, welche das Wort Gottes hören und tun. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Qui respondens, dixit ad eos: Mater mea et fratres mei hi sunt, qui verbum Dei audiunt et faciunt. |