Luke 8:19

Easy-to-Read Version

Jesus' mother and brothers came to visit him. But they could not get close to him, because there were so many people.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then his mother and brothers came to him, but they could not meet with him because of the crowd.

King James Version (1611)
Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the prease.

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

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

New American Standard Bible
Now His mother and brothers came to Him, and they were unable to get to Him because of the crowd.

New Century Version
Jesus' mother and brothers came to see him, but there was such a crowd they could not get to him.

Amplified Bible
Then Jesus' mother and His brothers came up toward Him, but they could not reach Him because of the crowd.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And His mother and brothers came to Him, and they were unable to get to Him because of the crowd.

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

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

Contemporary English Version
Jesus' mother and brothers went to see him, but because of the crowd they could not get near him.

Complete Jewish Bible
Then Yeshua's mother and brothers came to see him, but they couldn't get near him because of the crowd.

Darby Translation
And his mother and his brethren came to him, and could not get to him because of the crowd.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come neere to him for the preasse.

George Lamsa Translation
And there came to him his mother and his brothers, and they were not able to speak to him because of the crowd.

Good News Translation
Jesus' mother and brothers came to him, but were unable to join him because of the crowd.

Lexham English Bible
Now his mother and brothers came to him, and they were not able to meet with him because of the crowd.

Literal Translation
And His mother and His brothers came to Him, and were not able to come up with Him through the crowd.

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

Bible in Basic English
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.

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

International Standard Version
His mother and his brothers came to him, but they couldn't get near him because of the crowd.Matthew 12:46; Mark 3:31;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
Now came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not speak with him on account of the assembly.

Murdock Translation
And his mother and his brothers came to him, and they could not speak with him, because of the multitude.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then came to hym his mother and his brethren, and coulde not come at hym for prease.

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

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

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Then came toward him his mother and his brethren, but could not come to him for the croud.

Weymouth's New Testament
Then came to Him His mother and His brothers, but could not get near Him for the crowd.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And his modir and britheren camen to hym; and thei myyten not come to hym for the puple.

Update Bible Version
And there came to him his mother and brothers, and they could not come at him for the crowd.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then came to him [his] mother and his brethren, and could not come near to him for the crowd.

New English Translation
Now Jesus' mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not get near him because of the crowd.

New King James Version
Matthew 12:46-50; Mark 3:31-35">[xr] Then His mother and brothers came to Him, and could not approach Him because of the crowd.

New Living Translation
Then Jesus' mother and brothers came to see him, but they couldn't get to him because of the crowd.

New Life Bible
The mother of Jesus and His brothers came to Him. They could not get near Him because of so many people.

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

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And his mother and brethren came near unto him, and were unable to reach him, because of the multitude.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And his mother and brethren came unto him: and they could not come at him for the crowd.

Revised Standard Version
Then his mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him for the crowd.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Then came to him his mother and his brethren and coulde not come at him for prease.

Young's Literal Translation
And there came unto him his mother and brethren, and they were not able to get to him because of the multitude,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
There wente vnto him his mother and his brethren, and coude not come at him for the people.

Mace New Testament (1729)
One day the mother of Jesus, and his brethren came to speak with him, but could not get near by reason of the crowd.

THE MESSAGE
His mother and brothers showed up but couldn't get through to him because of the crowd. He was given the message, "Your mother and brothers are standing outside wanting to see you."

Simplified Cowboy Version
Then Jesus's mom and brothers came to see him, but they couldn't get close because of the big crowd.

Contextual Overview

⁴ A large crowd came together. People came to Jesus from every town, and he told them this story: ⁵ "A farmer went out to sow seed. While he was scattering the seed, some of it fell beside the road. People walked on the seed, and the birds ate it all. ⁶ Other seed fell on rock. It began to grow but then died because it had no water. ⁷ Some other seed fell among thorny weeds. This seed grew, but later the weeds stopped the plants from growing. ⁸ The rest of the seed fell on good ground. This seed grew and made 100 times more grain." Jesus finished the story. Then he called out, "You people who hear me, listen!" ⁹ Jesus' followers asked him, "What does this story mean?" ¹⁰ He said, "You have been chosen to know the secret truths about God's kingdom. But I use stories to speak to other people. I do this so that ‘They will look, but they will not see, and they will listen, but they will not understand.' ¹¹ "This is what the story means: The seed is God's teaching. ¹² Some people are like the seed that fell beside the path. They hear God's teaching, but then the devil comes and causes them to stop thinking about it. This keeps them from believing it and being saved. ¹³ Others are like the seed that fell on rock. That is like the people who hear God's teaching and gladly accept it. But they don't have deep roots. They believe for a while. But when trouble comes, they turn away from God.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Matthew 12:46-50, Mark 3:21, Mark 3:31-35

Reciprocal: John 7:3 - brethren

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then came to him his mother and his brethren,.... It was when Christ was preaching in an house at Capernaum, that Mary his mother, and some of his near kinsmen with her, came from Nazareth to him: these brethren of his were relations according to the flesh, either by Joseph, or his mother's side: who they were, cannot be said with certainty: it may be they were Joses and Simon; for as for James and Judas, they were among the twelve apostles, and with him; and these are the four only persons that are mentioned by name, as his brethren, Matthew 13:55 though there were others that were so called, who did not believe in him, John 7:5

and could not come at him for the press; the multitude of people that were about him, who were so thick, that there was no coming near him, much less was there an opportunity of speaking privately, with him. The Syriac version renders it, "they could not speak unto him for the multitude".

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 12:46-50.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 8:19. His mother and brethren — See the notes on Matthew 12:46, &c., and on Mark 3:31, &c.