Luke - 8:20



20 It was told him by some saying, "Your mother and your brothers stand outside, desiring to see you."

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Explanation and meaning of Luke 8:20.

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And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.
And it was told him saying, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, wishing to see thee.
But He was told, "Your mother and brothers are standing on the edge of the crowd, and want to see you."
And someone said to him, Your mother and your brothers are outside desiring to see you.
And it was reported to him, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you."
So word was brought to him – 'Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.'

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And it was told him by certain, which said,.... The phrase, "which said", is omitted in the Vulgate Latin version, and in Beza's most ancient copy. The Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions only read, "and they said unto him"; and the Persic version renders it, "a certain person said"; some one person, as in Matthew 12:47
thy mother, and thy brethren, stand without, desiring to see thee; and to speak with thee, as in Matthew 12:47. See Gill on Matthew 12:47.

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