Luke 8:20

20 Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.”

Luke 8:20 in Other Translations

20 And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.

20 And he was told, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see you."

20 Someone told Jesus, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, and they want to see you.”

20 He was given the message, "Your mother and brothers are standing outside wanting to see you."

20 He was told, "Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see You."

Luke 8:20 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 8:20

And it was told him by certain, which said
The phrase, "which said", is omitted in the Vulgate Latin version, and in Beza's most ancient copy. The Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions only read, "and they said unto him"; and the Persic version renders it, "a certain person said"; some one person, as in ( Matthew 12:47 )

thy mother, and thy brethren, stand without, desiring to see thee;
and to speak with thee, as in ( Matthew 12:47 ) . (See Gill on Matthew 12:47).

Luke 8:20 In-Context

18 Therefore consider carefully how you listen. Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what they think they have will be taken from them.”

19 Now Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see him, but they were not able to get near him because of the crowd.

20 Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.”

21 He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear God’s word and put it into practice.”

22 One day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side of the lake.” So they got into a boat and set out.

Cross References

• 1. John 7:5