Luke 8:19

Then Jesus' mother and brothers came to him, but they were not able to reach him because of the crowd.

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press.

In Context

18Therefore consider how you hear, for whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”

20So some people told him, “Yoʋr mother and yoʋr brothers are standing outside, wanting to see yoʋ.”

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Cross References

Mark 3:21When his family heard about it, they went out to restrain him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.”

Matthew Henry on Luke 8:5-22

The Parable of the Sower. 4 And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable: 5 A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. 6 And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture. 7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it. 8 And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and… Read the whole commentary →

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