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and they said to Him, “Look, Your mother and Your brothers are outside seeking You.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/mark/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And a crowd was sitting around Him, and they said to Him, “Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are outside looking for You.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/mark/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />A crowd was sitting around Him, and they said to Him, &#8220Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are outside looking for You.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/mark/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And a multitude was sitting around Him, and they said to Him, “Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are outside looking for You.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/mark/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And a crowd was sitting around Him, and they said to Him, “Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are outside looking for You.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/mark/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />A crowd was sitting around Him, and they said to Him, “Look! Your mother and Your brothers are outside asking for You.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/mark/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A crowd was sitting around him and told him, “Look, your mother, your brothers, and your sisters are outside asking for you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/mark/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A crowd was sitting around Him and told Him, &#8220Look, Your mother, Your brothers, and Your sisters are outside asking for You.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/mark/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And a multitude was sitting about him; and they say unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/mark/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The crowd sitting around Jesus told him, "Your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside and want to see you." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/mark/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And a multitude was sitting about him; and they say unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/mark/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The crowd sitting around Jesus told him, "Your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/mark/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />A crowd was sitting around Jesus, and they said to him, "Look, your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside, and they want you." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/mark/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />A crowd was sitting around him. They told him, "Look! Your mother and your brothers are outside asking for you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/mark/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and a crowd was sitting around Him. ?Look,? He was told, ?Your mother and brothers and sisters are outside, asking for You.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/mark/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />A crowd was sitting around him and they said to him, "Look, your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/mark/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And a crowd was sitting around him, and they told him, "Look, your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/mark/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the multitude sat about him, and they said to him, Behold, thy mother, and thy brethren without seek for thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/3.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Now a crowd was sitting round Him; so they tell Him, "Your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside, inquiring for you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/mark/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />A multitude was sitting around him, and they told him, “Behold, your mother, your brothers, and your sisters are outside looking for you.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/mark/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and a multitude was sitting around Him, and they said to Him, “Behold, Your mother and Your brothers seek You outside.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/3.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And a crowd was sitting around Him, and they said to Him, "Behold, Your mother and Your brothers outside are seeking You."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/mark/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and a multitude was sitting about him, and they said to him, 'Lo, thy mother and thy brethren without do seek thee.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/mark/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the crowd sat about him, and they said to him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/mark/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the multitude sat about him; and they say to him: Behold thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/mark/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the crowd was sitting around him. And they said to him, “Behold, your mother and your brothers are outside, seeking you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/mark/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />A crowd seated around him told him, “Your mother and your brothers [and your sisters] are outside asking for you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/mark/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />A crowd was sitting around him; and they said to him, “Your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside, asking for you.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/mark/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But the people were sitting around him; and they said to him, Behold, your mother and your brothers are outside, asking for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/mark/3.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />But the crowd was sitting around him, and they said to him, “Behold, your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/mark/3.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And the multitude was sitting about him; and they said to him: Behold, your mother and your brothers are without, seeking you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/mark/3.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And the crowd was sitting round Him; and they say to Him, Behold thy mother and thy brothers without are seeking thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/mark/3.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And the multitude sat around him, and they said to him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without are asking for thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/mark/3.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />for the crowd about him, they sent him word to come to them, and when they told him, your mother and brothers and sisters are here without enquiring for you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/3.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Now a crowd was sitting round Him; so they tell Him, "Your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside, inquiring for you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/mark/3.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And a multitude was sitting about Him; and they say to Him, "Behold, Thy mother and Thy brothers without are seeking for Thee."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/mark/3.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />and there was a multitude sitting about Him, and they said to Him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren are without inquiring for thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/mark/3-32.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DmwDTC71zvQ?start=844" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/mark/3.htm">Jesus' Mother and Brothers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31</span>Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came and stood outside. They sent someone in to summon Him, <span class="reftext">32</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3793.htm" title="3793: ochlos (N-NMS) -- From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot.">a crowd</a> <a href="/greek/2521.htm" title="2521: ekathēto (V-IIM/P-3S) -- To sit, be seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside. From kata; and hemai; to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside.">was sitting</a> <a href="/greek/4012.htm" title="4012: peri (Prep) -- From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.">around</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Him.</a> <a href="/greek/2400.htm" title="2400: Idou (V-AMA-2S) -- See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!">“Look,”</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legousin (V-PIA-3P) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">He was told,</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sou (PPro-G2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">“Your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3384.htm" title="3384: mētēr (N-NFS) -- A mother. Apparently a primary word; a mother.">mother</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sou (PPro-G2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/80.htm" title="80: adelphoi (N-NMP) -- A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote.">brothers</a> <a href="/greek/1854.htm" title="1854: exō (Adv) -- Without, outside. Adverb from ek; out(-side, of doors), literally or figuratively.">are outside,</a> <a href="/greek/2212.htm" title="2212: zētousin (V-PIA-3P) -- To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot.">asking for</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: se (PPro-A2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">You.”</a> </span> <span class="reftext">33</span>But Jesus replied, “Who are My mother and My brothers?”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-46.htm">Matthew 12:46-50</a></span><br />While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to Him. / Someone told Him, “Look, Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to You.” / But Jesus replied, “Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-19.htm">Luke 8:19-21</a></span><br />Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see Him, but they were unable to reach Him because of the crowd. / He was told, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see You.” / But He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and carry it out.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-3.htm">John 7:3-5</a></span><br />So Jesus’ brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples there may see the works You are doing. / For no one who wants to be known publicly acts in secret. Since You are doing these things, show Yourself to the world.” / For even His own brothers did not believe in Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/2-12.htm">John 2:12</a></span><br />After this, He went down to Capernaum with His mother and brothers and His disciples, and they stayed there a few days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/1-14.htm">Acts 1:14</a></span><br />With one accord they all continued in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-55.htm">Matthew 13:55-56</a></span><br />“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas? / Aren’t all His sisters with us as well? Where then did this man get all these things?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-25.htm">John 19:25-27</a></span><br />Near the cross of Jesus stood His mother and her sister, as well as Mary the wife of Clopas and Mary Magdalene. / When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, here is your son.” / Then He said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” So from that hour, this disciple took her into his home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/1-19.htm">Galatians 1:19</a></span><br />But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/9-5.htm">1 Corinthians 9:5</a></span><br />Have we no right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-1.htm">James 1:1</a></span><br />James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/37-4.htm">Genesis 37:4</a></span><br />When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/37-10.htm">Genesis 37:10-11</a></span><br />He told his father and brothers, but his father rebuked him and said, “What is this dream that you have had? Will your mother and brothers and I actually come and bow down to the ground before you?” / And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-24.htm">1 Samuel 2:24-25</a></span><br />No, my sons; it is not a good report I hear circulating among the LORD’s people. / If a man sins against another man, God can intercede for him; but if a man sins against the LORD, who can intercede for him?” But they would not listen to their father, since the LORD intended to put them to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/8-3.htm">1 Samuel 8:3-5</a></span><br />But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice. / So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah. / “Look,” they said, “you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king to judge us like all the other nations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-8.htm">Psalm 69:8</a></span><br />I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother’s sons,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the multitude sat about him, and they said to him, Behold, your mother and your brothers without seek for you.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/mark/3-20.htm">Crowd</a> <a href="/mark/3-10.htm">Great</a> <a href="/mark/1-37.htm">Him</a> <a href="/matthew/21-10.htm">Inquiring</a> <a href="/mark/3-31.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/mark/3-20.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/mark/3-31.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/mark/3-27.htm">Round</a> <a href="/mark/2-15.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/mark/2-15.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/mark/1-37.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/matthew/19-29.htm">Sisters</a> <a href="/mark/2-15.htm">Sitting</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/4-1.htm">Crowd</a> <a href="/mark/4-1.htm">Great</a> <a href="/mark/4-25.htm">Him</a> <a href="/luke/1-62.htm">Inquiring</a> <a href="/mark/3-33.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/mark/4-1.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/mark/4-11.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/mark/3-34.htm">Round</a> <a href="/mark/3-34.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/mark/3-34.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/mark/8-12.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/mark/6-3.htm">Sisters</a> <a href="/mark/3-34.htm">Sitting</a><div class="vheading2">Mark 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/3-1.htm">Jesus heals the withered hand,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/3-10.htm">and many other infirmities;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/3-11.htm">rebukes the unclean spirit;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/3-13.htm">chooses his twelve apostles;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/3-22.htm">convinces the blasphemy of casting out demons by Beelzebub;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/3-31.htm">and shows who are his brother, sister, and mother.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/mark/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>and a crowd was sitting around Him.</b><br>In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus often attracts large crowds due to His teachings and miracles. This scene is set in a house, likely in Capernaum, which served as a central location for Jesus' ministry in Galilee. The crowd sitting around Him signifies the eagerness of the people to hear His teachings and witness His works. This gathering reflects the common practice of disciples sitting at the feet of a rabbi to learn, indicating Jesus' role as a teacher. The presence of the crowd also highlights the growing popularity and influence of Jesus, which often led to tension with religious leaders.<p><b>“Look,” He was told,</b><br>This phrase introduces a moment of interruption. The use of "Look" suggests urgency or importance, drawing attention to the message being delivered to Jesus. It indicates that the speaker wants to ensure Jesus is aware of the situation outside. This interruption serves as a narrative device to shift the focus from the crowd inside to those waiting outside, setting the stage for Jesus to teach an important lesson about spiritual kinship.<p><b>“Your mother and brothers are outside, asking for You.”</b><br>This statement identifies Jesus' family, specifically His mother Mary and His brothers, who are seeking Him. The mention of His family underscores the humanity of Jesus, as He had familial relationships and responsibilities. In the cultural context of first-century Judea, family ties were significant, and family members often had expectations of loyalty and support. The presence of His family outside, rather than inside with the crowd, may suggest a lack of understanding or acceptance of His mission at this point. This moment foreshadows Jesus' teaching on the redefinition of family, emphasizing spiritual bonds over biological ones. The reference to His brothers also aligns with other Gospel accounts, such as <a href="/matthew/12-46.htm">Matthew 12:46-50</a> and <a href="/luke/8-19.htm">Luke 8:19-21</a>, where similar interactions occur, reinforcing the theme of spiritual kinship.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>- The central figure in the Gospel of Mark, Jesus is teaching and performing miracles, drawing large crowds.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_crowd.htm">The Crowd</a></b><br>- A large group of people gathered around Jesus, eager to hear His teachings and witness His miracles.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus'_mother_and_brothers.htm">Jesus' Mother and Brothers</a></b><br>- They are outside the place where Jesus is teaching, seeking to speak with Him.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/redefining_family.htm">Redefining Family</a></b><br>Jesus challenges the traditional understanding of family by emphasizing spiritual kinship over biological ties. This teaches us to value our spiritual relationships and community in Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prioritizing_god's_will.htm">Prioritizing God's Will</a></b><br>Jesus' response to His family highlights the importance of prioritizing God's will above all else. We are called to seek first the kingdom of God in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inclusivity_in_god's_family.htm">Inclusivity in God's Family</a></b><br>The passage underscores the inclusivity of God's family, where anyone who does the will of God is considered a brother, sister, or mother to Jesus. This encourages us to embrace all believers as family.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/commitment_to_discipleship.htm">Commitment to Discipleship</a></b><br>Being part of Jesus' spiritual family requires commitment to discipleship and obedience to God's will. This challenges us to live out our faith actively and intentionally.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_mark_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Mark 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_jesus_have_siblings.htm">Did Jesus have siblings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_mary's_perpetual_virginity_doctrine.htm">Is Mary's perpetual virginity a recognized doctrine?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_mark_3_7-8_crowds_realistic_or_exaggerated.htm">Mark 3:7-8: Is it realistic for such large crowds from distant regions to travel to see Jesus given first-century limitations, or might the account be exaggerated?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_the_author_of_1_kings.htm">Who is the author of the Book of Jude?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/mark/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(32) <span class= "bld">Thy mother and thy brethren.</span>--Many MSS. of high authority add, "and Thy sisters," and so explain the emphatic addition of that word in <a href="/mark/3-35.htm" title="For whoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.">Mark 3:35</a>.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/mark/3-32.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">a crowd</span><br /><span class="grk">ὄχλος</span> <span class="translit">(ochlos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3793.htm">Strong's 3793: </a> </span><span class="str2">From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was sitting</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐκάθητο</span> <span class="translit">(ekathēto)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2521.htm">Strong's 2521: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit, be seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside. From kata; and hemai; to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">around</span><br /><span class="grk">περὶ</span> <span class="translit">(peri)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4012.htm">Strong's 4012: </a> </span><span class="str2">From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Him.</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτὸν</span> <span class="translit">(auton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Look,”</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἰδοὺ</span> <span class="translit">(Idou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2400.htm">Strong's 2400: </a> </span><span class="str2">See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He was told,</span><br /><span class="grk">λέγουσιν</span> <span class="translit">(legousin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Your</span><br /><span class="grk">σου</span> <span class="translit">(sou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">mother</span><br /><span class="grk">μήτηρ</span> <span class="translit">(mētēr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3384.htm">Strong's 3384: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother. Apparently a primary word; a 'mother'.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">brothers</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀδελφοί</span> <span class="translit">(adelphoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_80.htm">Strong's 80: </a> </span><span class="str2">A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are outside,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔξω</span> <span class="translit">(exō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1854.htm">Strong's 1854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Without, outside. Adverb from ek; out(-side, of doors), literally or figuratively.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">asking for</span><br /><span class="grk">ζητοῦσίν</span> <span class="translit">(zētousin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2212.htm">Strong's 2212: </a> </span><span class="str2">To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You.”</span><br /><span class="grk">σε</span> <span class="translit">(se)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. 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