Mark 3:33

Contemporary English Version

Jesus asked, "Who is my mother and who are my brothers?"

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He replied to them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?”

King James Version (1611)
And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?

King James Version
And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?

English Standard Version
And he answered them, "Who are my mother and my brothers?"

New American Standard Bible
Answering them, He said, "Who are My mother and My brothers?"

New Century Version
Jesus asked, "Who are my mother and my brothers?"

Amplified Bible
And He replied, "Who are My mother and My brothers?"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Answering them, He said, "Who are My mother and My brothers?"

Legacy Standard Bible
And answering them, He *said, "Who are My mother and My brothers?"

Berean Standard Bible
But Jesus replied, "Who are My mother and My brothers?"

Complete Jewish Bible
He replied, "Who are my mother and my brothers?"

Darby Translation
And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother or my brethren?

Easy-to-Read Version
Jesus asked, "Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?"

Geneva Bible (1587)
But hee answered them, saying, Who is my mother and my brethren?

George Lamsa Translation
And he answered and said to them, Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?

Good News Translation
Jesus answered, "Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?"

Lexham English Bible
And he answered them and said, "Who is my mother or my brothers?"

Literal Translation
And He answered them, saying, Who is My mother or My brothers?

American Standard Version
And he answereth them, and saith, Who is my mother and my brethren?

Bible in Basic English
And he said in answer, Who are my mother and my brothers?

Hebrew Names Version
He answered them, "Who are my mother and my brothers?"

International Standard Version
He answered them, "Who are my mother and my brothers?"

Etheridge Translation
And he answered, and said to them, Who is my mother, and who are my brethren ?

Murdock Translation
He replied, and said to them: Who is my mother? and who are my brothers?

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he aunswered them, saying: who is my mother, and my brethren?

English Revised Version
And he answereth them, and saith, Who is my mother and my brethren?

World English Bible
He answered them, "Who are my mother and my brothers?"

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother or my brethren?

Weymouth's New Testament
"Who are my mother and my brothers?" He replied.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he answeride to hem, and seide, Who is my modir and my britheren?

Update Bible Version
And he answers them, and says, Who is my mother and my brothers?

Webster's Bible Translation
And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?

New English Translation
He answered them and said, "Who are my mother and my brothers?"

New King James Version
But He answered them, saying, "Who is My mother, or My brothers?"

New Living Translation
Jesus replied, "Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?"

New Life Bible
He said to them, "Who is My mother or My brothers?"

New Revised Standard
And he replied, "Who are my mother and my brothers?"

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, answering them, he saith - Who are my mother and my brethren?

Douay-Rheims Bible
And answering them, he said: Who is my mother and my brethren?

Revised Standard Version
And he replied, "Who are my mother and my brothers?"

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And he answered them sayinge: who is my mother and my brethre?

Young's Literal Translation
And he answered them, saying, `Who is my mother, or my brethren?'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he answered, and sayde: Who is my mother and my brethren?

Mace New Testament (1729)
He answer'd, who is my mother? who are my brothers?

THE MESSAGE
Jesus responded, "Who do you think are my mother and brothers?" Looking around, taking in everyone seated around him, he said, "Right here, right in front of you—my mother and my brothers. Obedience is thicker than blood. The person who obeys God's will is my brother and sister and mother."

Simplified Cowboy Version
He shrugged and said, "Who is my mom and who are my brothers?"

Contextual Overview

³¹ Jesus' mother and brothers came and stood outside. Then they sent someone with a message for him to come out to them. ³² The crowd that was sitting around Jesus told him, "Your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside and want to see you." ³³ Jesus asked, "Who is my mother and who are my brothers?" ³⁴ Then he looked at the people sitting around him and said, "Here are my mother and my brothers. ³⁵ Anyone who obeys God is my brother or sister or mother."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Who: Deuteronomy 33:9, Luke 2:49, John 2:4, 2 Corinthians 5:16

or: Mark 3:21, Mark 6:3, John 7:3-5

Reciprocal: Matthew 12:48 - Who is Matthew 28:10 - my

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he answered them,.... The multitude that sat about him, and informed him of his mother and brethren being without, and desirous of speaking with him:

saying, who is my mother, or my brethren? which is said not through ignorance or contempt, but either, as displeased with the interruption given him; or with a view to take an opportunity from hence of expressing his superior value to his spiritual relations; which looks with no favourable aspect on the superstitious notions, and veneration of the virgin Mary among the papists;

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 12:46-50.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Mark 3:33. Who is my mother? — See on Matthew 12:46-50.