Mark 3:31

31 Then his mother and his brothers arrived. They stood outside and sent someone to ask him to come out.

Mark 3:31 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 3:31

There came then his brethren and his mother
At the same time he was speaking to the Scribes, who seem to be different persons from his friends and kinsmen, ( Mark 3:21 ) ,

and standing without;
for Christ was within, in the house, talking with the Scribes and Pharisees, and preaching to the people; and the crowd being so great, that they could not get into the house; they

sent unto him, calling him:
they not only sent one in to let him know who they were, and that they were without doors, desirous to speak with him; but also, with a voice as loud as they could, called to him themselves; (See Gill on Matthew 12:46).

Mark 3:31 In-Context

29 But whoever curses the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven. He is guilty of an everlasting sin."
30 Jesus said this because the scribes had said that he had an evil spirit.
31 Then his mother and his brothers arrived. They stood outside and sent someone to ask him to come out.
32 The crowd sitting around Jesus told him, "Your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you."
33 He replied to them, "Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?"
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