Mark 3:33

“And answering them, he says, “Who is my mother and my brothers?””

Mark 3:33 · direct translation from the Greek
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Mark 3:33, word by word

answeringἀποκριθεὶςapokritheis

answer

To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.

Where else “apokritheis” appears
he saysλέγειlegei

say

To express something in words to others.

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isἐστινestin

be

To be: says who or what something is.

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my motherμήτηρmētēr

mother

The woman who gives birth to a child and raises it.

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my brothersἀδελφοίadelphoi

brother

A man born of the same parents as another, or of the same family.

Where else “adelphoi” appears

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Jesus's true family

Matthew 12:46-50Luke 8:19-21

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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.”

Matthew 12:46-50

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.”

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.”

The context

32And a crowd was sitting around him, and they say to him, “Look, your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you.”

33 · This verse (above)

34And looking around at those who were sitting around him, he says, “Look, my mother and my brothers!

Read all of Mark 3

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  1. 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. 2. What it means

    Why does Jesus say that whoever does God's will is his brother, sister, and mother (vv. 33–35)?

  3. 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?

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