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Andδὲit was reportedἀπηγγέληto him,αὐτῷ“Your motherἩ μήτηρ σουandκαὶyour brothersοἱ ἀδελφοί σουare standingἑστήκασινoutside,ἔξωwantingθέλοντεςto seeἰδεῖνyou.”σε
Luke 8:20
Study it in the app“And it was reported to him, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.””
With the Greek beneath
Luke 8:20, word by word
- it was reportedἀπηγγέληapēngelē
report, tell
Report, announce, tell what happened.
Where else “apēngelē” appears- “Your motherμήτηρmētēr
mother
The woman who gives birth to a child and raises it.
Where else “mētēr” appears- your brothersἀδελφοίadelphoi
brother
A man born of the same parents as another, or of the same family.
Where else “adelphoi” appears- are standingἑστήκασινhestēkasin
stand
To stay upright on one's feet, or hold out without falling.
Where else “hestēkasin” appears- outsideἔξωexō
outside
Points to the space on the other side of a door, a wall or a group.
Where else “exō” appears- wantingθέλοντεςthelontes
want
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “thelontes” appears- to seeἰδεῖνidein
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “idein” 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
19And his mother and brothers came to him, and they could not reach him because of the crowd.
20 · This verse (above)
21But he answered and said to them, “My mother and my brothers are these: those who hear the word of God and do it.”
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)