Mark 3:34

Translations

Modern

Looking at those seated in a circle around Him, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!

Traditional

And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!

Literal

And having looked around at those sitting around Him in a circle, He says, “Behold, My mother and My brothers!

Latin

Et circumspiciens eos, qui in circuitu ejus sedebant, ait: Ecce mater mea et fratres mei.

Original

Greek

English

Looking at those seated in a circle around Him, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!

Notes

Mark 3:33–34

In God’s Kingdom, one’s true relatives are determined not by blood but by a faith relationship (see also 10:29–30).

Mark 3:31–35

Mark returns to the story from 3:20–21.
Your mother and brothers: Many people understand the brothers of Jesus to be children born to Joseph and Mary after Jesus was born (see also 6:3; Matthew 1:25; 12:46; John 19:26–27). Some interpreters think they were Joseph’s children from an earlier marriage or the cousins of Jesus. They hold this view because of the Roman Catholic belief that Mary remained a virgin for her whole life.

Mark 3:20–35

This story about Jesus and his family (3:20–21 and 31–35) surrounds a controversy story about Jesus driving out demons (3:22–30). This arrangement connects his family with the religious leaders, since both groups misunderstand him and stand against him.

Theme notes and profiles

Mary, Mother of Jesus

Related verses

Matthew 12:49–50
Pointing to His disciples, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers.
Luke 11:27–28
As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and blessed are the breasts that nursed You!”
Romans 8:29
For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
Matthew 25:40–45
And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’
Song of Solomon 5:1–2
I have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O beloved.
Matthew 28:10
“Do not be afraid,” said Jesus. “Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see Me.”
Psalm 22:22
I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly.
John 20:17
“Do not cling to Me,” Jesus said, “for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go and tell My brothers, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’”
Hebrews 2:11–12
For both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.
Song of Solomon 4:9–10
You have captured my heart, my sister, my bride; you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your neck.

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