Mark 3:34

And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
looked	περιβλεψάμενος periblepsamenos	G4017	to look all around · verb — aorist middle participle, nominative singular masculine
about	κύκλῳ kuklō	G2945	akin to G2947 (κυλιόω)) · adverb
sat	καθημένους kathēmenous	G2521	and (to sit · verb — present middle or passive deponent participle, accusative plural masculine
about	περὶ peri	G4012	properly · preposition
him	αὐτὸν auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine
said	λέγει· legei	G3004	properly · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
Behold	εἴδω eídō	G1492	used only in certain past tenses
my	μοῦ moû	G3450	of me
mother	μήτηρ mētēr	G3384	a "mother" (literally or figuratively · noun — nominative singular feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
my	μοῦ moû	G3450	of me
brethren	ἀδελφοί adelphoi	G80	a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (m… · noun — nominative plural masculine

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Cross-references

Matthew 12:49-50 And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
Luke 11:27-28 And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb th…
Romans 8:29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethr…
Matthew 25:40-45 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren,…
Psalms 22:22 I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
Song of Solomon 4:9-10 Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.
Song of Solomon 5:1-2 I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drun…
Matthew 28:10 Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 3:31–end

Here is, 1. The disrespect which Christ's kindred, according to the flesh, showed to him, when he was preaching (and they knew very well that he was then in his element); they not only stood without, having no desire to come in, and hear him, but they sent in a message to call him out to them (Mar 3:31, Mar 3:32), as if he must leave his work, to hearken to their impertinences; it is probable that they had no business with him, only sent for him on purpose to oblige him to break off, lest he should kill himself. He knew how far his strength would go, and preferred the salvation of souls before his own life, and soon after made it to appear with a witness; it was therefore an idle thing for t…

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Adam Clarke on Mark 3:33

Who is my mother? - See on Mat 12:46-50 (note). Next: Mark Chapter 4

John Gill on Mark 3:34

And he looked round about on them which sat about him,.... To find out his disciples among them, and point them out particularly, by stretching forth his hand towards them: and said, behold my mother and my brethren: not in a natural, but in a spiritual sense; his mother, because, in regeneration, he was formed in them; his brethren, because, by adoption, his God was their God, his Father their Father; See Gill on Matthew 12:49.

John Calvin on Mark 3:31–end

Mark 3:31-35 Matthew 12:46-50 Mark 3:31-35 Luke 11:27-28 46. And while he was still talking to the multitudes, lo, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak to him. 47. And one said to him, Lo, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak to thee. 48. But he answering said to him who had told him, Who is my mother, or who are my brethren? 49. And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, Lo, my mother and my brethren. 50. For whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother. 31. And his mother and brethren came, and standing without, sent to him to call him. [152] 32. And the multitude was…

The Church Fathers

Let us then praise him, not with the mouth only, but from the heart, so that he may accept us as sons. For the Lord said, "My brothers are those who do the will of my Father." So let us do the will of the Father who called us, that we may live peaceably within this family, where our inclination shall be the pursuit of virtue.
— Pseudo-Clement, 2 CLEMENT 9.10-10.1

And looking around at those who were sitting around him, he said: Behold, my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of God, he is my brother, and sister, and mother. When he who does the will of God is called the sister and brother of the Lord, it is not surprising due to both sexes being gathered to faith. But it is very astonishing how even mother is also said. For he deigned to call his faithful disciples brothers, saying: Go, announce to my brothers. Whoever, therefore, is able to become the brother of the Lord by coming to faith, it must be asked how he can also be mother. But we must know that he who is the brother and sister of Jesus by believing, becomes a mother by preaching. For he as it were births the Lord, whom he has infused into the heart of the listener. And he becomes his mother if the love of the Lord is generated in the mind of the neighbor through his voice.
— Bede, On the Gospel of Mark

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Dictionary and topics

Righteousness · FRUITS OF — FRUITS OF

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 3:31–end

Adam Clarke on Mark 3:33

John Gill on Mark 3:34

John Calvin on Mark 3:31–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 3:31–end

Adam Clarke on Mark 3:33

John Gill on Mark 3:34

John Calvin on Mark 3:31–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Mark 3:33-34