Parallel Verses

Twentieth Century New Testament

His reply, spoken to them all, was: "My mother and my brothers are those who listen to God's teaching and do what it bids."

New American Standard Bible

But He answered and said to them, “My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.”

King James Version

And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.

Holman Bible

But He replied to them, “My mother and My brothers are those who hear and do the word of God.”

International Standard Version

But he answered those people, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear a message from God and heed it."

A Conservative Version

But having answered, he said to them, My mother and my brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.

American Standard Version

But he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these that hear the word of God, and do it.

Amplified

But He answered, “My mother and My brothers are these who listen to the word of God and do it!”

An Understandable Version

But He replied to them, "My mother and my brothers are those people who hear God's word and obey it."

Anderson New Testament

But he answered and said to them: My mother and my brothers are they that hear the word of God and do it.

Bible in Basic English

But he said to them in answer, My mother and my brothers are those who have knowledge of the word of God and do it.

Common New Testament

But he said to them, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it."

Daniel Mace New Testament

but he answered them, my mother and brethren are these, who attend to the word of God, and practise it.

Darby Translation

But he answering said to them, My mother and my brethren are those who hear the word of God and do it.

Godbey New Testament

And He responding said to them, My mother and my brothers are the ones hearing the word of God, and doing it.

Goodspeed New Testament

He answered, "My mother and my brothers are those who listen to God's message and obey it!"

John Wesley New Testament

And he answering said to them, My mother and my brethren are these who hear the word of God and keep it.

Julia Smith Translation

And he having answered, said unto them, My mother and my brethren are they hearing the word of God, and doing it.

King James 2000

And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brothers are these who hear the word of God, and do it.

Lexham Expanded Bible

But he answered [and] said to them, "These are my mother and my brothers--the ones who hear the word of God and do [it].

Modern King James verseion

And He answered and said to them, My mother and My brothers are those who hear the Word of God and do it.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He answered, and said unto them, "My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it."

Moffatt New Testament

But he answered, "My mother and brothers are those who listen to the word of God and obey it."

Montgomery New Testament

"My mother and brothers," he answered, "are those who listen to the word of God and obey it."

NET Bible

But he replied to them, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it."

New Heart English Bible

But he answered them, "My mother and my brothers are these who hear the word of God, and do it."

Noyes New Testament

And he answering said to them, My mother and my brothers are these, who hear the word of God, and do it.

Sawyer New Testament

And he answered and said to them, My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and perform it.

The Emphasized Bible

But, he, answering, said unto them - My mother and my brethren, are, these - they who, the word of God, are hearing and doing.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Then he answered and said to them, My mother and my brethren are they, who hear the word of God, and practise it.

Webster

And he answered and said to them, My mother and my brethren are these who hear the word of God, and do it.

Weymouth New Testament

"My mother and my brothers," He replied, "are these who hear God's Message and obey it."

Williams New Testament

Then He answered them, "My mother and my brothers are those who listen to God's message and practice it."

World English Bible

But he answered them, "My mother and my brothers are these who hear the word of God, and do it."

Worrell New Testament

And He, answering, said to them, "My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God, and do it."

Worsley New Testament

And He answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these that hear the word of God and do it.

Youngs Literal Translation

and he answering said unto them, 'My mother and my brethren! they are those who the word of God are hearing, and doing.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

ἀποκρίνομαι 
Apokrinomai 
Usage: 231

and said
ἔπω 
Epo 
say, speak, tell, command, bid, , vr say
Usage: 824

πρός 
Pros 
unto, to, with, for, against, among, at, not tr, , vr to
Usage: 412


Usage: 0

My
μοῦ 
Mou 
my, me, mine, I, mine own
Usage: 313

μήτηρ 
meter 
Usage: 55

and



and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Usage: 0

my
μοῦ 
Mou 
my, me, mine, I, mine own
Usage: 313

G80
ἀδελφός 
Adelphos 
Usage: 302

are
εἰσί 
Eisi 
are, be, were, have, not tr,
Usage: 97

οὗτος οὗτοι αὕτη αὕται 
Houtos 
this, these, he, the same, this man, she, they,
Usage: 258


which, who, the things, the son,
Usage: 0

ἀκούω 
Akouo 
Usage: 313

the word
λόγος 
Logos 
word, saying, account, speech, Word , thing, not tr,
Usage: 256

of God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

do
ποιέω 
Poieo 
do, make, bring forth, commit, cause, work, show, bear, keep, fulfil, deal, perform, not tr, , vr do
Usage: 372

References

Images Luke 8:21

Prayers for Luke 8:21

Context Readings

Jesus' Mother And Brothers

20 So word was brought to him--'Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.' 21 His reply, spoken to them all, was: "My mother and my brothers are those who listen to God's teaching and do what it bids." 22 One day about that time, Jesus got into a boat with his disciples and said to them: "Let us go across the lake."


Cross References

James 1:22

Put that Message into practice, and do not merely listen to it--deceiving yourselves.

Matthew 7:21-26

Not every one who says to me 'Master! Master!' will enter the Kingdom of Heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in Heaven.

Matthew 17:5

While he was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and there was a voice from the cloud that said-- "This is my Son, the Beloved, in whom I delight; him you must hear."

Matthew 25:40

And the King will reply 'I tell you, as often as you did it to one of these my Brothers, however lowly, you did it to me.'

Matthew 25:45

And then he will reply 'I tell you, as often as you failed to do it to one of these, however lowly, you failed to do it to me.'

Matthew 28:10

"Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to set out for Galilee, and they shall see me there."

Luke 8:15

But by that in the good ground are meant those who, having heard the Message, keep it in the good, rich soil of their hearts, and patiently yield a return.

Luke 11:27-28

As Jesus was saying this, a woman in the crowd, raising her voice, exclaimed: "Happy was the mother who bore you and nursed you!"

John 6:28-29

"How," they asked, "are we to do the work that God would have us do?"

John 13:17

Now that you know these things, happy are you if you do them.

John 15:14-15

And you are my friends, if you do what I command you.

John 20:17

"Do not hold me," Jesus said; "for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my Brothers, and tell them that I am ascending to him who is my Father and their Father, my God and their God."

2 Corinthians 5:16

For ourselves, then, from this time forward, we refuse to regard any one from the world's standpoint. Even if we once thought of Christ from the standpoint of the world, yet now we do so no longer.

2 Corinthians 6:18

And I will be a father to you, and you shall be my sons and daughters," says the Lord, the Ruler of all.'

Hebrews 2:11-13

For he who purifies, and those whom he purifies, all spring from One; and therefore he is not ashamed to call them 'Brothers.'

1 John 2:29

Knowing him to be righteous, you realize that every one who lives righteously has received the new Life from him.

1 John 3:22-23

and we receive from him whatever we ask, because we are laying his commands to heart, and are doing what is pleasing in his sight.

3 John 1:11

Dear friend, take what is good for your example, not what is bad. The man who does what is good is from God; the man who does what is bad has never seen God.

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