When His relatives [or friends] heard about this [i.e., all that He was doing], they went out to take custody of Him [for safety reasons (?)], for people were saying, “He has lost his mind.”
Luke 8:19 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) Then Jesus’ mother and [half-] brothers came to Him, but they could not get near Him because of the [large] crowd. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then Jesus' mother and His brothers came along toward Him, but they could not get to Him because of the crowd. American Standard Version (1901) And there came to him his mother and brethren, and they could not come at him for the crowd. Common English Bible Jesus’ mother and brothers came to him but were unable to reach him because of the crowd. Catholic Public Domain Version Then his mother and brothers came to him; but they were not able to go to him because of the crowd. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And his mother and brethren came unto him; and they could not come at him for the crowd. |
When His relatives [or friends] heard about this [i.e., all that He was doing], they went out to take custody of Him [for safety reasons (?)], for people were saying, “He has lost his mind.”
And it was told to Him [by someone], “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside wanting to see you.”