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Andδὲhis motherἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦandκαὶbrothersοἱ ἀδελφοὶcameΠαρεγένετοtoπρὸςhim,αὐτὸνandκαὶthey could notοὐκ ἠδύναντοreachσυντυχεῖνhimαὐτῷbecause ofδιὰthe crowd.τὸν ὄχλον
Luke 8:19
Study it in the app“And his mother and brothers came to him, and they could not reach him because of the crowd.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 8:19, word by word
- his motherμήτηρmētēr
mother
The woman who gives birth to a child and raises it.
Where else “mētēr” appears- brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoi
brother
A man born of the same parents as another, or of the same family.
Where else “adelphoi” appears- cameΠαρεγένετοParegeneto
arrive, come
Arrive, come, be present.
Where else “Paregeneto” appears- they could notἠδύναντοēdynanto
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “ēdynanto” appears- reachσυντυχεῖνsyntychein
reach
Reach someone, get to them, meet.
Where else “syntychein” appears- the crowdὄχλονochlon
crowd
A lot of people together.
Where else “ochlon” appears
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Luke 8:19-21
19And his mother and brothers came to him, and they could not reach him because of the crowd. 20And it was reported to him, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.” 21But he answered and said to them, “My mother and my brothers are these: those who hear the word of God and do it.”
46While he was still speaking to the crowds, look, his mother and brothers were standing outside, seeking to speak to him. 47And someone said to him, “Look, your mother and your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak to you.” 48But he answered and said to the one who had told him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” 49And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Look, my mother and my brothers! 50For whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother and sister and mother.”
31And his mother and his brothers come, and standing outside, they sent to him, calling him. 32And a crowd was sitting around him, and they say to him, “Look, your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you.” 33And answering them, he says, “Who is my mother and my brothers?” 34And looking around at those who were sitting around him, he says, “Look, my mother and my brothers! 35For whoever does the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother.”
The context
18So take care how you listen; for whoever has, it will be given to him; and whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”
19 · This verse (above)
20And it was reported to him, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.”
To study Luke 8 in a group
1. What it says
In the parable of the sower, on what four kinds of ground does the seed fall, and what happens in each? (vv. 5-8)
2. What it means
Jesus explains that the seed is the word of God (v. 11). What makes some people receive it well and others not? (vv. 12-15)
3. How I live it
Jesus told the healed man, “Tell how much God has done for you.” What could you tell someone this week? (v. 39)