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Forγὰρwhoeverὃς ἂνdoesποιήσῃthe willτὸ θέλημαof God,τοῦ θεοῦheοὗτοςisἐστίνmy brotherἀδελφός μουandκαὶsisterἀδελφὴandκαὶmother.”μήτηρ
Mark 3:35
Study it in the app“For whoever does the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother.””
With the Greek beneath
Mark 3:35, word by word
- doesποιήσῃpoiēsēi
practice
To put into practice, like God's will.
Where else “poiēsēi” appears- the willθέλημαthelēma
will
Will: what someone wants and decides.
Where else “thelēma” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- isἐστίνestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- my brotherἀδελφόςadelphos
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphos” appears- sisterἀδελφὴadelphē
sister in faith
A woman believer, of the same family of God.
Where else “adelphē” appears- motherμήτηρmētēr
mother figure
One who is like a mother to someone.
Where else “mētēr” 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
34And looking around at those who were sitting around him, he says, “Look, my mother and my brothers!
35 · This verse (above)
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?