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Mark 3:32

And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.

KJV

καὶ ἐκάθητο περὶ αὐτὸν ὄχλος, καὶ λέγουσιν αὐτῷ· ἰδοὺ ἡ μήτηρ σου καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοί σου καὶ αἱ ἀδελφαί σου ἔξω ζητοῦσίν σε.

Greek NT

et sedebat circa eum turba : et dicunt ei : Ecce mater tua et fratres tui foris quærunt te.

Vulgate

And a multitude was sitting about him; and they say unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.

ASV

And the multitude sat about him; and they say to him: Behold thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
ζητέω
zeteo
verb · 117×
κάθημαι
kathemai
verb · 89×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μήτηρ
meter
noun · 84×
περί
peri
preposition · 335×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
ἀδελφή
adelphe
noun · 26×
ἀδελφός
adelphos
noun · 343×
ἔξω
exo
adverb · 62×
o
article · 19778×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×
ὄχλος
ochlos
noun · 173×

Textual variants

3 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: περὶ αὐτὸν ὄχλος | WH/Treg/NIV: περὶ αὐτὸν ὄχλος | RP: ὄχλος περὶ αὐτόν
  • περὶ αὐτὸν ὄχλοςSBLGNT
  • περὶ αὐτὸν ὄχλοςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ὄχλος περὶ αὐτόνRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: καὶ λέγουσιν | WH/Treg/NIV: καὶ λέγουσιν | RP: εἶπον δὲ
  • καὶ λέγουσινSBLGNT
  • καὶ λέγουσινWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • εἶπον δὲRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: σου | WH/Treg/NIV: σου | NA/RP: + καὶ αἱ ἀδελφαί σου
  • σουSBLGNT
  • σουWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + καὶ αἱ ἀδελφαί σουNestle-Aland 27, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§500Against this doctrine the objection is sometimes raised that the Bible mentions brothers and sisters of Jesus.157 The Church has always understood these passages as not referring to other children of the Virgin Mary. In fact James and Joseph, "brothers of Jesus", are the sons of another Mary, a disciple of Christ, whom St. Matthew significantly calls "the other Mary".158 They a…

Cross-references

  • Matt 12:48 — But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?