Luke 8:19

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

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Jesus addresses a crowd when His mother and brothers arrive to see Him, but the gathering blocks their path.

The words — Παρεγένετο (Paregeneto) literally means "she came," and πρὸς (pros) denotes movement toward a person.

The thread — This arrival parallels the parallel accounts in Matthew 12:46 and Mark 3:31, where His family stands outside seeking Him.

Why it lands — The text states that physical barriers prevented His family from reaching Him; the narrative then requires a reader to accept Jesus' immediate redefinition of spiritual kinship in the following verse.

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The Greek words

ΠαρεγένετοParegenetoshe came δὲdethen πρὸςprosto αὐτὸνautonHim ἡhēthe μήτηρmētērmother καὶkaiand οἱhoithe ἀδελφοὶadelphoibrothers αὐτοῦautouof Him καὶkaiand οὐκouknot ἠδύναντοēdunantothey were able συντυχεῖνsuntucheinto get αὐτῷautōto Him διὰdiabecause of τὸνtonthe ὄχλον.ochloncrowd.

King James Version

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

Cross-references

Matthew 12:46 While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to Him.
Mark 3:21 When His family heard about this, they went out to take custody of Him, saying, “He is out of His mind.”
Mark 3:31 Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came and stood outside. They sent someone in to summon Him,