Some people told him, “Your mother and your brothers stand outside, desiring to see you.”
Parallel translations
- KJV And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.
- BSB He was told, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see You.”
- ESV And he was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see you.”
- NKJV And it was told Him by some, who said, “Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see You.”
- NASB And it was reported to Him, “Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, wishing to see You.”
- NLT Someone told Jesus, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, and they want to see you.”
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Mark 6:3Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judah, and Simon? Aren’t his sisters here with us?” They were offended at him.
- Gal 1:19But of the other apostles I saw no one, except James, the Lord’s brother.
- Matt 13:55–56Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?
- Acts 1:14All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer and supplication, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
- John 7:3–6His brothers therefore said to him, “Depart from here, and go into Judea, that your disciples also may see your works which you do.
- 1 Cor 9:5Have we no right to take along a wife who is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?
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