Lukas 8:19

19 Es kamen aber seine Mutter und seine Brüder zu ihm; und sie konnten wegen der Volksmenge nicht zu ihm gelangen.

Lukas 8:19 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 8:19

Then came to him his mother and his brethren
It was when Christ was preaching in an house at Capernaum, that Mary his mother, and some of his near kinsmen with her, came from Nazareth to him: these brethren of his were relations according to the flesh, either by Joseph, or his mother's side: who they were, cannot be said with certainty: it may be they were Joses and Simon; for as for James and Judas, they were among the twelve apostles, and with him; and these are the four only persons that are mentioned by name, as his brethren, ( Matthew 13:55 ) though there were others that were so called, who did not believe in him, ( John 7:5 )

and could not come at him for the press;
the multitude of people that were about him, who were so thick, that there was no coming near him, much less was there an opportunity of speaking privately, with him. The Syriac version renders it, "they could not speak unto him for the multitude".

Lukas 8:19 In-Context

17 Denn es ist nichts verborgen, was nicht offenbar werden wird, noch geheim, was nicht kundwerden und ans Licht kommen soll.

18 Sehet nun zu, wie ihr höret; denn wer irgend hat, dem wird gegeben werden, und wer irgend nicht hat, von dem wird selbst was er zu haben scheint genommen werden.

19 Es kamen aber seine Mutter und seine Brüder zu ihm; und sie konnten wegen der Volksmenge nicht zu ihm gelangen.

20 Und es wurde ihm berichtet, indem man sagte : Deine Mutter und deine Brüder stehen draußen und wollen dich sehen.

21 Er aber antwortete und sprach zu ihnen: Meine Mutter und meine Brüder sind diese, welche das Wort Gottes hören und tun.