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Luke 8:21

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 21 In reply he said to them: “My mother and my brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.”+

Luke 8:21

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 21 ὁ The (one) δὲ but ἀποκριθεὶς having answered εἶπεν said πρὸς toward αὐτούς them Μήτηρ Mother μου of me καὶ and ἀδελφοί brothers μου of me οὗτοί these εἰσιν are οἱ the (ones) τὸν the λόγον word τοῦ of the θεοῦ God ἀκούοντες hearing καὶ and ποιοῦντες. doing.

Luke 8:21

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 21 In reply he said to them: “My mother and my brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.”+

Luke 8:21

The Bible in Living English
- 21 But he answered them “My mother and my brothers, they are those who listen to God’s word and do it.”

Luke 8:21

American Standard Version
- 21 But he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these that hear the word of God, and do it.

Luke 8:21

The Emphasized Bible
- 21 But he answering said unto them—My mother and my brethren are these—they who the word of God are hearing and doing.

Luke 8:21

King James Version
- 21 And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.

Luke Study Notes—Chapter 8

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 8:21
  
  My mother and my brothers: Jesus here makes a distinction between his natural brothers, some of whom apparently lacked faith in him (Joh 7:5), and his spiritual brothers, his disciples. He shows that regardless of how precious the ties are that bind him to his relatives, his relationship with those who hear the word of God and do it is even more precious.