Luc 8:19

19 Alors sa mère et ses frères vinrent le trouver; mais ils ne pouvaient l'aborder à cause de la foule.

Luc 8:19 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 8:19

Then came to him his mother and his brethren
It was when Christ was preaching in an house at Capernaum, that Mary his mother, and some of his near kinsmen with her, came from Nazareth to him: these brethren of his were relations according to the flesh, either by Joseph, or his mother's side: who they were, cannot be said with certainty: it may be they were Joses and Simon; for as for James and Judas, they were among the twelve apostles, and with him; and these are the four only persons that are mentioned by name, as his brethren, ( Matthew 13:55 ) though there were others that were so called, who did not believe in him, ( John 7:5 )

and could not come at him for the press;
the multitude of people that were about him, who were so thick, that there was no coming near him, much less was there an opportunity of speaking privately, with him. The Syriac version renders it, "they could not speak unto him for the multitude".

Luc 8:19 In-Context

17 Car il n'y a rien de secret qui ne doive être manifesté, ni rien de caché qui ne doive être connu et venir en évidence.

18 Prenez donc garde à la manière dont vous écoutez; car on donnera à celui qui a, mais pour celui qui n'a pas, on lui ôtera même ce qu'il croit avoir.

19 Alors sa mère et ses frères vinrent le trouver; mais ils ne pouvaient l'aborder à cause de la foule.

20 Et on vint lui dire: Ta mère et tes frères sont là dehors, qui désirent te voir.

21 Mais il répondit: Ma mère et mes frères sont ceux qui écoutent la parole de Dieu, et qui la mettent en pratique.