Luke 8:20

20 And it was told to him, Thy mother and thy brethren stand withoutforth, willing to see thee.

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 see ye, how ye hear; for it shall be given to him that hath, and whoever hath not, also that that he weeneth that he have [+also that that he guesseth himself to have], shall be taken away from him.

19 And his mother and brethren came to him; and they might not come to him for the people [and they might not go fully to him for the company of people].

20 And it was told to him, Thy mother and thy brethren stand withoutforth, willing to see thee.

21 And he answered, and said to them, My mother and my brethren be these, that hear the word of God [which hear the word of God], and do it.

22 And it was done in one of the days, he went up into a boat, and his disciples. And he said to them, Pass we over the sea [Pass we over the standing water]. And they went up.