Luke 8:19

His mother and brothers came to him, and they could not come near him for the crowd.

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WEBBE

His mother and brothers came to him, and they could not come near him for the crowd.

BSB

Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see Him, but they were unable to reach Him because of the crowd.

KJV

Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press.

ASV

And there came to him his mother and brethren, and they could not come at him for the crowd.

BBE

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.

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Παρεγένετο Paregeneto she came G3854 δὲ de then G1161 πρὸς pros to G4314 αὐτὸν auton Him G846 ἡ hē the G3588 μήτηρ mētēr mother G3384 καὶ kai and G2532 οἱ hoi the G3588 ἀδελφοὶ adelphoi brothers G80 αὐτοῦ autou of Him G846 καὶ kai and G2532 οὐκ ouk not G3756 ἠδύναντο ēdunanto they were able G1410 συντυχεῖν suntuchein to get G4940 αὐτῷ autō to Him G846 διὰ dia because of G1223 τὸν ton the G3588 ὄχλον ochlon crowd G3793

The early church

Our Lord had left His kinsfolk according to the flesh, and was occupied in His Father's teaching. But when they began to feel His absence, they came unto Him, as it is said, Then came unto him his mother and his brethren. When you hear of our Lord's brethren you must include also the notions of piety and grace. For no one in regard of His divine nature is the brother of the Saviour, (for He is the Only-begotten,) but He has, by the grace of piety, made us partakers in His flesh and His blood, and He who is by nature God has become our brother.
Titus of Bostra · d. 378Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
But those who are said to be our Lord's brethren according to the flesh, you must not imagine to be the children of the blessed Mary, the mother of God, as Helvidius thinks, nor the children of Joseph by another wife, as some say, but rather believe to be their kinsfolk.
Bede · d. 735Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 4–21

There are many very needful and excellent rules and cautions for hearing the word, in the parable of the sower, and the application of it. Happy are we, and for ever indebted to free grace, if the same thing that is a parable to others, with which they are only amused, is a plain truth to us, by which we are taught and governed. We ought to take heed of the things that will hinder our profiting by the word we hear; to take heed lest we hear carelessly and slightly, lest we entertain prejudices against the word we hear; and to take heed to our spirits after we have heard the word, lest we lose what we have gained. The gifts we have, will be continued to us or not, as we use them for the glory of God, and the good of our brethren. Nor is it enough not to hold the truth in unrighteousness; we should desire to hold forth the word of life, and to shine, giving light to all around. Great encouragement is given to those who prove themselves faithful hearers of the word, by being doers of the work. Christ owns them as his relations.

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