Matthew 12 · Verse 47

Matthew 12:47

Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.
Matthew 12:47, King James Version

Matthew 12:47 in other translations

BSBSomeone told Him, “Look, Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to You.”
WEBOne said to him, “Behold, your mother and your brothers stand outside, seeking to speak to you.”
ASVAnd one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, seeking to speak to thee.
YLTand one said to him, ‘Lo, thy mother and thy brethren do stand without, seeking to speak to thee.'
DARBYThen one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren are standing without, seeking to speak to thee.
BBEAnd one said to him, See, your mother and your brothers are outside, desiring to have talk with you.
WebsterThen one said to him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.

What does Matthew 12:47 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
47. Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee, &c.--Absorbed in the awful warnings He was pouring forth, He felt this to be an unseasonable interruption, fitted to dissipate the impression made upon the large audience--such an interruption as duty to the nearest relatives did not require Him to give way to. But instead of a direct rebuke, He seizes on the incident to convey a sublime lesson, expressed in a style of inimitable condescension.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 47. Mt 12:46

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 12:46-50

Christ's preaching was plain, easy, and familiar, and suited to his hearers. His mother and brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him, when they should have been standing within, desiring to hear him. Frequently, those who are nearest to the means of knowledge and grace are most negligent. We are apt to neglect that which we think we may have any day, forgetting that to-morrow is not ours. We often meet…

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Matthew 12:47 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.

εἶπενeipenSaidG2036
δέdenowG1161
τιςtissomeoneG5100
αὐτῷ·autōto Him;G846
ἰδοὺidouBeholdG2400
ἡhētheG3588
μήτηρmētērmotherG3384
σουsouof YouG4771
καὶkaiandG2532
οἱhoitheG3588
ἀδελφοίadelphoibrothersG80
σουsouof youG4771
ἔξωexōoutsideG1854
ἑστήκασινhestēkasinhave stoodG2476
ζητοῦντέςzētountesseekingG2212
σοιsoito YouG4771
λαλῆσαι.lalēsaito speak.G2980

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

Context

  • Matthew 12:46

    While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.

  • Matthew 12:47

    Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.

  • Matthew 12:48

    But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?

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Matthew 12:47 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y le dijo uno: He aquí tu madre y tus hermanos están fuera, que te quieren hablar.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et quelqu’un lui dit: Voici, ta mère et tes frères se tiennent dehors, cherchant à te parler.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und es sprach einer zu ihm: Siehe, deine Mutter und deine Brüder stehen draußen und suchen dich zu sprechen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dixit autem ei quidam: Ecce mater tua, et fratres tui foris stant quærentes te.