Jesus’ Mother and Brothers

31 And his mother and his brothers arrived, and standing outside, they sent word to him to summon him. 32 And a crowd was sitting around him, and they told him, “Behold, your mother and your brothers[a] are outside looking for you.” 33 And he answered them and[b] said, “Who is my mother or[c] my brothers?” 34 And looking around at those who were sitting around him in a circle, he said, “Behold, my mother and my brothers! 35 For whoever does the will of God, this person is my brother and sister and mother.”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 3:32 Some manuscripts add “and your sisters”
  2. Mark 3:33 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
  3. Mark 3:33 Some manuscripts have “and”

31 Then kai · ho his autos mother mētēr and kai · ho his autos brothers adelphos came erchomai, and kai standing stēkō outside exō they sent apostellō word to pros him autos, calling kaleō for him autos. 32 And kai a crowd ochlos was sitting kathēmai around peri him autos, and kai they said legō to him autos, “ Look idou, · ho your sy mother mētēr and kai · ho your sy brothers adelphos are outside exō looking zēteō for you sy.” 33 And kai he responded apokrinomai to them autos, saying legō, “ Who tis is eimi · ho my egō mother mētēr and kai who are · ho my egō brothers adelphos?” 34 And kai looking periblepō around at those ho who were sitting kathēmai around peri him autos in a circle kyklōi, he said legō, “ Here ide are · ho my egō mother mētēr and kai · ho my egō brothers adelphos! 35 For gar whoever hos does poieō the ho will thelēma of ho God theos, this houtos one is eimi my egō brother adelphos and kai my sister adelphē and kai my mother mētēr.”

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