Luke 8:19

Now Jesus’ ¹  mother and his brothers ²  came to him, but ³  they could not get near him because of the crowd.

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Now Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see him, but they were not able to get near him because of the crowd.

biblegateway Luk 8:19

And His mother and brothers came to Him, and they were unable to get to Him because of the crowd.

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Once when Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see him, they couldn’t get to him because of the crowds.

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His mother and brothers showed up but couldn't get through to him because of the crowd.

SABDAweb Luk 8:19

And his mother and his brothers came to him, and they were not able to get near him because of the great number of people.

bibleoremus Luk 8:19

Then his mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him because of the crowd.

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Then His mother and brothers came to Him, and could not approach Him because of the crowd.

biblegateway Luk 8:19

Now Jesus’ ¹  mother and his brothers ²  came to him, but ³  they could not get near him because of the crowd.

¹ tn Grk “his”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² sn 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.

³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.