Mark 3 · Verse 31

Mark 3:31

There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.
Mark 3:31, King James Version

Mark 3:31 in other translations

BSBThen Jesus’ mother and brothers came and stood outside. They sent someone in to summon Him,
WEBHis mother and his brothers came, and standing outside, they sent to him, calling him.
ASVAnd there come his mother and his brethren; and, standing without, they sent unto him, calling him.
YLTThen come do his brethren and mother, and standing without, they sent unto him, calling him,
DARBYAnd his brethren and his mother come, and standing without sent to him calling him.
BBEAnd his mother and brothers came and were outside, and sent for him, requesting to see him.
WebsterThere came then his brethren and his mother, and standing without, they sent to him, calling him.

What does Mark 3:31 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 31. Mt 12:46-50.

(u) "There came" Mt 12:46-48, Lk 8:19-21

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 31 His brethren and his mother - Or rather, his mother and his brethren. This is the arrangement of the best and most ancient MSS.; and this clause, και αἱ αδελφαι σου, and thy sisters, Mar 3:32, should be Added, on the authority of ADEFGMSUV, fifty-five others, some editions, the margin of the later Syriac, Slavonic, Gothic, and all the Itala except four. Griesbach has received this reading into the text. Calling him - This clause is wanting in one copy of the Itala. The Codex Alexandrinus has ζητουντες αυτον, seeking him.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 3:31-35
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.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Mark 3:31 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ΚαὶKaiAndG2532
ἔρχεταιerchetaihe comesG2064
ἡhētheG3588
μήτηρmētērmotherG3384
αὐτοῦautouof HimG846
καὶkaiandG2532
οἱhoitheG3588
ἀδελφοὶadelphoibrothersG80
αὐτοῦ.autouof Him.G846
καὶkaiandG2532
ἔξωexōoutsideG1854
στήκοντεςstēkontesstandingG4739
ἀπέστειλανapesteilansentG649
πρὸςprostoG4314
αὐτὸνautonHimG846
καλοῦντεςkalountescallingG2564
αὐτόν.autonHim.G846

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Mark 3:31

  • Luke 8:19-21

    Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press. And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee. And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.

  • Matthew 12:46-50

    While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him. Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee. But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Mt 12:46-48; Lu 8:19-21

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Mark 3:30

    Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.

  • Mark 3:31

    There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.

  • Mark 3:32

    And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.

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Mark 3:31 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Vienen después sus hermanos y su madre, y estando fuera, enviaron á él llamándole.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Ses frères et sa mère donc viennent; et se tenant dehors, ils l’envoyèrent appeler;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es kommen seine Mutter und seine Brüder; und draußen stehend sandten sie zu ihm und riefen ihn.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et veniunt mater ejus et fratres: et foris stantes miserunt ad eum vocantes eum,