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Andκαὶa crowdὄχλοςwas sittingἐκάθητοaroundπερὶhim,αὐτὸνandκαὶthey sayλέγουσινto him,αὐτῷ“Look,Ἰδοὺyour motherἡ μήτηρ σουandκαὶyour brothersοἱ ἀδελφοί σουare outsideἔξωlooking forζητοῦσίνyou.”σε
Mark 3:32
Study it in the app“And a crowd was sitting around him, and they say to him, “Look, your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you.””
With the Greek beneath
Mark 3:32, word by word
- a crowdὄχλοςochlos
crowd
A lot of people together.
Where else “ochlos” appears- was sittingἐκάθητοekathēto
sit
To be seated somewhere, or riding on an animal.
Where else “ekathēto” appears- they sayλέγουσινlegousin
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legousin” 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 outsideἔξωexō
outside
Points to the space on the other side of a door, a wall or a group.
Where else “exō” appears- looking forζητοῦσίνzētousin
seek
To go after something or someone until it is found.
Where else “zētousin” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Some manuscripts add “and your sisters”; the Greek text we follow does not have it.
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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
31And his mother and his brothers come, and standing outside, they sent to him, calling him.
32 · This verse (above)
33And answering them, he says, “Who is my mother and my brothers?”
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?