Luke 8:20

And it was reported to him—Thy mother and thy brethren, are standing outside, desiring, to see, thee.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.

In Context

19And his mother and brethren came near unto him, and were unable to reach him, because of the multitude.

21But, he, answering, said unto them—My mother and my brethren, are, these—they who, the word of God, are hearing and doing.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:55Is not, this one, the carpenter’s, son? Is not, his mother, called Mary, and are not his brethren—James and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?

John 7:3His brethren, therefore, said unto him—Remove hence, and withdraw into Judaea, that, thy disciples also, may view thy works which thou art doing.

1 Corinthians 9:5Have we not a right to take round, a sister wife,—as even the rest of the apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

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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