Luke 8:20

The Passion Translation

Someone told Jesus, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak with you.”

Cross References

Galatians 1:19

The only other apostle I met during that time was Jacob, the Lord’s brother.

1 Corinthians 9:5

Don’t we have the right to travel accompanied by our believing wives and be supported as a couple, as do the other apostles, such as Peter the Rock and the Lord’s brothers?

Mark 6:3

Isn’t this Mary’s son, the carpenter, the brother of Jacob, Joseph, Judah, and Simon? And don’t his sisters all live here in Nazareth?” And they took offense at him.

Luke 8:19

Jesus’ mother and his brothers came to where Jesus was teaching, but they couldn’t get through the crowd that had gathered around him.

Luke 8:21

Jesus told the crowd, “These who come to listen to me are like my mother and my brothers. They’re the ones who long to hear God’s words and put them into practice.”