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AndΚαὶhis motherἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦandκαὶhis brothersοἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτοῦcome,ἔρχονταιandκαὶstandingστήκοντεςoutside,ἔξωthey sentἀπέστειλανtoπρὸςhim,αὐτὸνcallingκαλοῦντεςhim.αὐτόν
Mark 3:31
Study it in the app“And his mother and his brothers come, and standing outside, they sent to him, calling him.”
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Mark 3:31, word by word
- his motherμήτηρmētēr
mother
The woman who gives birth to a child and raises it.
Where else “mētēr” appears- his brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoi
brother
A man born of the same parents as another, or of the same family.
Where else “adelphoi” appears- comeἔρχονταιerchontai
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “erchontai” appears- standingστήκοντεςstēkontes
stand
To stay upright on one's feet, without sitting down.
Where else “stēkontes” appears- outsideἔξωexō
outside
Points to the space on the other side of a door, a wall or a group.
Where else “exō” appears- they sentἀπέστειλανapesteilan
send
To send someone somewhere on an errand, on behalf of the sender.
Where else “apesteilan” appears- callingκαλοῦντεςkalountes
invite
To summon someone, or invite them to a meal or feast.
Where else “kalountes” appears
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Mark 3:31-35
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.”
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.”
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.”
The context
30For they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
31 · This verse (above)
32And a crowd was sitting around him, and they say to him, “Look, your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you.”
To study Mark 3 in a group
1. What it says
What did Jesus ask the man with the withered hand to do, and what did he ask those present first (vv. 3–5)?
2. What it means
Why does Jesus say that whoever does God's will is his brother, sister, and mother (vv. 33–35)?
3. How I live it
Jesus chose twelve to be with him (vv. 14–15). With whom do you want to spend more time to grow together?