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Mark 3:31

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Jesus’ True Family

3:31Then57 Jesus’58 mother and his brothers59 came. Standing60 outside, they sent word to him, to summon him.

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Footnotes

  1. 57 Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
  2. 58 Grk “his”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  3. 59 The issue of whether Jesus had brothers (siblings) has had a long history in the church. Epiphanius, in the 4th century, argued that Mary was a perpetual virgin and had no offspring other than Jesus. Others argued that these brothers were really cousins. Nothing in the text suggests any of this. See also John 7:3.
  4. 60 Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And his mother and his brothers came, and standing outside they sent to him and called him.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then Jesus’ mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside, they sent someone in to call him.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

His mother and his brothers came, and standing outside, they sent word to him and called him.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see him. They stood outside and sent word for him to come out and talk with them.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And his mother and his brothers arrived, and standing outside, they sent word to him to summon him.

KJV 1900King James Version

There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.