Mark 3:31 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

³¹ Then Jesus’ mother and [half-] brothers came and stood outside [i.e., of a large house. See Matt. 12:46-13:1]. They sent a message to Him, asking Him to come out to them.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³¹ There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³¹ Then His mother and His brothers came and, standing outside, they sent word to Him, calling [for] Him.

American Standard Version (1901)

³¹ And there come his mother and his brethren; and, standing without, they sent unto him, calling him.

Common English Bible

³¹ His mother and brothers arrived. They stood outside and sent word to him, calling for him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³¹ And his mother and brothers arrived. And standing outside, they sent to him, calling him.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³¹ And his mother and his brethren came; and standing without, sent unto him, calling him.

Mark 3:31 Cross References

Mark 3:21

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.”

Mark 3:30

Jesus said all this because these experts in the Law of Moses had been saying; “He has an evil spirit in him.”

Mark 3:32

Someone in the large crowd that was sitting around Him said to Him, “Look, your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you.”