His mother and brothers came to him, and they could not come near him for the crowd.
Parallel translations
- KJV Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press.
- BSB Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see Him, but they were unable to reach Him because of the crowd.
- ESV Then his mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him because of the crowd.
- NKJV Then His mother and brothers came to Him, and could not approach Him because of the crowd.
- NASB Now His mother and brothers came to Him, and they were unable to get to Him because of the crowd.
- NLT Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see him, but they couldn’t get to him because of the crowd.
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Cross-references · 3
- Matt 12:46–50While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, seeking to speak to him.
- Mark 3:31–35His mother and his brothers came, and standing outside, they sent to him, calling him.
- Mark 3:21When his friends heard it, they went out to seize him: for they said, “He is insane.”
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