Parallel Verses
Twentieth Century New Testament
While he was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and brothers were standing outside, asking 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.
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.
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.
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
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Interlinear
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 12:46
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus' Mother And Brothers
45 Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in, and make their home there; and the last state of that man proves to be worse than the first. So, too, will it be with this wicked generation." 46 While he was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and brothers were standing outside, asking to speak to him. 47 Someone told him this, and Jesus replied:
Names
Cross References
Acts 1:14
They all united in devoting themselves to Prayer, and so did some women, and Mary, the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
Matthew 13:55
Is not he the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?
John 2:12
After this, Jesus went down to Capernaum--he, his mother, his brothers, and his disciples; but they stayed there only a few days.
Galatians 1:19
I did not, however, see any other Apostle, except James, the Master's brother.
Mark 6:3
Is not he the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? And are not his sisters, too, living here among us?" This proved a hindrance to their believing in him;
John 7:3
His brothers said to him: "Leave this part of the country, and go into Judea, so that your disciples, as well as we, may see the work that you are doing.
John 7:5
For even his brothers did not believe in him.
1 Corinthians 9:5
Have not we a right to take a wife with us, if she is a Christian, as the other Apostles and the Master's brothers and Kephas all do?
Mark 3:31-35
And his mother and his brothers came, and stood outside, and sent to ask him to come to them.
Luke 8:19-21
Presently Jesus' mother and brothers came where he was, but they were not able to join him on account of the crowd.
John 7:10
But, when his brothers had gone up to the Festival, Jesus also went up--not publicly, but privately.
Matthew 1:18
The birth of Jesus Christ took place as follows:--His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but, before the marriage took place, she found herself to be with child by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 2:11
Entering the house, they saw the child with his mother, Mary, and fell at his feet and did homage to him. Then they unpacked their treasures, and offered to the child presents of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
Matthew 2:13-14
After they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, and said: "Awake, take the child and his mother, and seek refuge in Egypt; and stay there until I bid you return, for Herod is about to search for the child, to put him to death."
Matthew 2:20
"Awake, take the child and his mother, and go into the Land of Israel, for those who sought to take the child's life are dead."
Mark 2:21
No man ever sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; if he does, the patch tears away from it--the new from the old-- and a worse rent is made.
Luke 1:43
But how have I this honor, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
Luke 2:33
While the child's father and mother were wondering at what was said about him,
Luke 2:48
His parents were amazed when they saw him, and his mother said to him: "My child, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been searching for you in great distress."
Luke 2:51
However he went down with them to Nazareth, and submitted himself to their control; and his mother treasured all that was said in her heart.
Luke 8:10
"To you," he said, "the knowledge of the hidden truths of the Kingdom of God has been imparted, but to others in parables only, that 'though they have eyes they may not see, and though they have ears, they may not understand.'
John 2:1
Two days after this there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and Jesus' mother was there.
John 2:5
His mother said to the servants: "Do whatever he tells you."
John 19:25
Meanwhile near the cross of Jesus were standing his mother and his mother's sister, as well as Mary the wife of Clopas and Mary of Magdala.