Luke 8:21
And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.
KJV
ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς· μήτηρ μου καὶ ἀδελφοί μου οὗτοί εἰσίν οἱ τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ ἀκούοντες καὶ ποιοῦντες.
Greek NT
Qui respondens, dixit ad eos : Mater mea et fratres mei hi sunt, qui verbum Dei audiunt et faciunt.
Vulgate
But he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these that hear the word of God, and do it.
ASV
Who answering, said to them: My mother and my brethren are they who hear the word of God and do it.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
16 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- ποιοῦντες — SBLGNT
- ποιοῦντες — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- + αὐτόν — Robinson-Pierpont
Historic Christian voices
1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1John 2:29 — If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.
- 1John 3:22 — And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
- 1Thess 2:13 — For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which e
- 2Cor 5:16 — Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.
- 2Cor 6:18 — And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
- 3John 1:11 — Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
- Ezek 33:31 — And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth
- Gen 7:5 — And Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him.
- Heb 2:11 — For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,
- Jas 1:22 — But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
- John 6:28 — Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
- John 13:17 — If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.
- John 15:14 — Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
- John 20:17 — Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
- Luke 8:15 — But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
- Luke 11:27 — And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.
- Luke 11:28 — But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
- Matt 7:21 — Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
- Matt 12:50 — For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
- Matt 17:5 — While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
- Matt 25:40 — And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
- Phil 4:9 — Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.
- Rom 2:13 — (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
- Rom 10:17 — So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.