Mark 3:34

34 Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers!

Mark 3:34 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
34 And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said,Behold my mother and my brethren!
English Standard Version (ESV)
34 And looking about at those who sat around him, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers!
New Living Translation (NLT)
34 Then he looked at those around him and said, “Look, these are my mother and brothers.
The Message Bible (MSG)
34 Looking around, taking in everyone seated around him, he said, "Right here, right in front of you - my mother and my brothers.
American Standard Version (ASV)
34 And looking round on them that sat round about him, he saith, Behold, my mother and my brethren!
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
34 Then looking at those who sat in a circle around him, he said, "Look, here are my mother and my brothers.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
34 And looking about at those who were sitting in a circle around Him, He said, "Here are My mother and My brothers!
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
34 Then Jesus looked at the people sitting in a circle around him. He said, "Here is my mother! Here are my brothers!

Mark 3:34 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 3:34

And he looked round about on them which sat about him
To find out his disciples among them, and point them out particularly, by stretching forth his hand towards them: and said,

behold my mother and my brethren:
not in a natural, but in a spiritual sense; his mother, because, in regeneration, he was formed in them; his brethren, because, by adoption, his God was their God, his Father their Father; (See Gill on Matthew 12:49).

Mark 3:34 In-Context

32 A crowd was sitting around him, and they told him, “Your mother and brothers are outside looking for you.”
33 “Who are my mother and my brothers?” he asked.
34 Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers!
35 Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”
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