Mark 3:34
And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
Mark 3:34 in other translations
| BSB | Looking at those seated in a circle around Him, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers! |
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| WEB | Looking around at those who sat around him, he said, “Behold, my mother and my brothers! |
| ASV | And looking round on them that sat round about him, he saith, Behold, my mother and my brethren! |
| YLT | And having looked round in a circle to those sitting about him, he saith, ‘Lo, my mother and my brethren! |
| DARBY | And looking around in a circuit at those that were sitting around him, he says, Behold my mother and my brethren: |
| BBE | And looking round at those who were seated about him, he said, See, my mother and my brothers! |
| Webster | And he looked around on them who sat about him, and said, Behold, my mother and my brethren! |
What does Mark 3:34 mean?
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.
Mark 3:34 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Mark 3:34
- Matthew 12:49-50
And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
- 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.
- Romans 8:29
For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
- Matthew 25:40-45
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. Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. …
- Hebrews 2:11-12
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.
- Matthew 28:10
Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.
- John 20:17
Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
- Song of Solomon 5:1-2
I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved. I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.
- Psalms 22:22
I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
- Song of Solomon 4:9-10
Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck. How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!
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Context
- Mark 3:33
And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?
- Mark 3:34
And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
- Mark 3:35
For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
Mark 3:34 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y mirando á los que estaban sentados alrededor de él, dijo: He aquí mi madre y hermanos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et regardant tout à l’entour ceux qui étaient assis autour de lui, il dit: Voici ma mère et mes frères; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und im Kreise umherblickend auf die um ihn her Sitzenden, spricht er: Siehe da, meine Mutter und meine Brüder; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et circumspiciens eos, qui in circuitu ejus sedebant, ait: Ecce mater mea et fratres mei. |