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Butδὲheὁansweredἀποκριθεὶςand saidεἶπενtoπρὸςthem,αὐτούς“My motherΜήτηρ μουandκαὶmy brothersἀδελφοί μουareεἰσινthese:οὗτοίthose whoοἱhearἀκούοντεςthe wordτὸν λόγονof Godτοῦ θεοῦandκαὶdo it.”ποιοῦντες
Luke 8:21
Study it in the app“But he answered and said to them, “My mother and my brothers are these: those who hear the word of God and do it.””
With the Greek beneath
Luke 8:21, word by word
- answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheis
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apokritheis” appears- and saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- “My motherΜήτηρMētēr
mother
The woman who gives birth to a child and raises it.
Where else “Mētēr” appears- my brothersἀδελφοίadelphoi
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphoi” appears- areεἰσινeisin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eisin” appears- hearἀκούοντεςakouontes
listen
To pay attention and obey.
Where else “akouontes” appears- the wordλόγονlogon
message
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logon” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- do itποιοῦντεςpoiountes
practice
To put into practice, like God's will.
Where else “poiountes” 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
20And it was reported to him, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.”
21 · This verse (above)
22Now it happened on one of the days that he and his disciples got into a boat, and he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side of the lake.” And they set sail.
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)