Luke 8:20

20 Someone told him, "Your mother and brothers are standing outside. They want 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 "So be careful how you listen. If you have something, you will be given more. If you have nothing, even what you think you have will be taken away from you."

19 Jesus' mother and brothers came to see him. But they could not get near him because of the crowd.

20 Someone told him, "Your mother and brothers are standing outside. They want to see you."

21 He replied, "My mother and brothers are those who hear God's word and do what it says."

22 One day Jesus said to his disciples, "Let's go over to the other side of the lake." So they got into a boat and left.