Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
While he was still speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brothers had stood outside, seeking to speak to him.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.
Holman Bible
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International Standard Version
While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to him.
American Standard Version
While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to speak to him.
Amplified
While He was still talking to the crowds, it happened that His mother and brothers stood outside, asking to speak to Him.
An Understandable Version
While Jesus was still speaking to the large crowds, His mother and [half-] brothers were standing outside [of the large house. See 13:1] wanting to speak to Him.
Anderson New Testament
While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brothers stood without, desiring to speak to him.
Bible in Basic English
While he was still talking to the people, his mother and his brothers came, desiring to have talk with him.
Common New Testament
While he was still talking to the people, behold, his mother and brothers stood outside, seeking to speak to him.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Now while he was talking to the people, his mother and his brothers stood without, desiring to speak with him.
Darby Translation
But while he was yet speaking to the crowds, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to speak to him.
Godbey New Testament
And He yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, His mother and His brothers stood without, seeking to speak to Him.
Goodspeed New Testament
While he was still speaking, his mother and his brothers came up and stood outside the crowd, wanting to speak to him.
John Wesley New Testament
While he yet talked to the multitude, behold his mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to speak to him.
Julia Smith Translation
And he yet speaking to the crowds, behold, his mother and brethren stood without, seeking to speak to him.
King James 2000
While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, desiring to speak with him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And [while] he was still speaking to the crowds, behold, his mother and brothers were standing there outside, desiring to speak to him.
Modern King James verseion
But while He yet talked with the people, behold, His mother and His brothers stood outside, desiring to speak with Him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without the doors, desiring to speak with him.
Moffatt New Testament
He was still speaking to the crowds when his mother and brothers came and stood outside; they wanted to speak to him.
Montgomery New Testament
While he was still talking to the crowd, his mother and brothers were standing outside, desiring to speak to him.
NET Bible
While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and brothers came and stood outside, asking to speak to him.
New Heart English Bible
While he was yet speaking to the crowds, suddenly his mother and his brothers stood outside, seeking to speak to him.
Noyes New Testament
While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, lo! his mother and his brothers were standing without, seeking to speak with him.
Sawyer New Testament
And while he was speaking to the multitudes, behold his mother and his brothers stood without, desiring to speak to him.
The Emphasized Bible
While yet he was speaking unto the multitudes, lo! his mother and brethren, were standing without, seeking to speak with him.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And while he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak to him.
Twentieth Century New Testament
While he was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and brothers were standing outside, asking to speak to him.
Webster
While he was yet speaking to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.
Weymouth New Testament
While He was still addressing the people His mother and His brothers were standing on the edge of the crowd desiring to speak to Him.
Williams New Testament
While He was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and His brothers had taken their stand outside, trying hard to get to speak to Him.
World English Bible
While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, seeking to speak to him.
Worrell New Testament
While He was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, His mother and His brothers were standing without, seeking to speak to Him.
Worsley New Testament
Now as He was yet discoursing to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, and desired to speak to Him:
Youngs Literal Translation
And while he was yet speaking to the multitudes, lo, his mother and brethren had stood without, seeking to speak to him,
Themes
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » Brethren of
Disciples/apostles » What the disciples are
Family » Who are members of the lord’s family
Mary » The mother of jesus » Seeks jesus when he is teaching in a house
Topics
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 12:46
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus' Mother And Brothers
45 Then it goes, and takes with itself seven other spirits more evil than itself, and having enter in, they dwell there. And the last state of that man becomes worse than the first. So it will also be to this evil generation. 46 While he was still speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brothers had stood outside, seeking to speak to him. 47 And some man said to him, Behold, thy mother and thy brothers stand outside, seeking to speak to thee.
Names
Cross References
Acts 1:14
All these men were continuing with one accord in prayer and supplication, with women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
Matthew 13:55
Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James and Joses and Simon and Judas?
John 2:12
After this he went down to Capernaum, he and his mother and his brothers and his disciples. And they remained there not many days.
Galatians 1:19
But I did not see another of the apostles except James the Lord's brother.
Mark 6:3
Is this not the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joses and Judah and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended by him.
John 7:3
His brothers therefore said to him, Depart from here, and go into Judea so that thy disciples also may see thy works that thou do.
John 7:5
For not even his brothers believed in him.
1 Corinthians 9:5
Have we no, not a right to lead about a sister wife, as also the other apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?
Mark 3:31-35
Then his brothers and mother come, and standing outside, they sent to him, calling him.
Luke 8:19-21
And his mother and brothers came to him, and they could not come near him because of the crowd.
John 7:10
But when his brothers went up, then he also went up to the feast, not openly, but as in private.
Matthew 1:18
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was this way. For his mother Mary, who was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found having in her womb from Holy Spirit.
Matthew 2:11
And having come into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and having fallen down, they worshiped him. And having opened their treasures, they brought to him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.
Matthew 2:13-14
Now after they departed, behold, an agent of Lord appears to Joseph in a dream, saying, After rising, take the child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and thou be there until I tell thee, for Herod is going to seek the child to
Matthew 2:20
After rising, take the child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel, for those seeking the child's life have died.
Mark 2:21
And no man sews a new patch of cloth on an old garment, otherwise the patch of it pulls away, the new from the old, and a tear becomes worse.
Luke 1:43
And why is this to me, that the mother of my Lord would come to me?
Luke 2:33
And Joseph and his mother were marveling at the things being spoken about him.
Luke 2:48
And when they saw him they were amazed. And his mother said to him, Child, why did thou this way to us? Behold, thy father and I were seeking thee sorrowing.
Luke 2:51
And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was being subordinate to them. And his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
Luke 8:10
And he said, To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the others in parables, so that seeing they would not see, and hearing they would not understand.
John 2:1
And the third day a wedding occurred in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.
John 2:5
His mother says to the helpers, Whatever he may say to you, do.
John 19:25
And his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleopas, and Mary Magdalene had stood near the cross of Jesus.