Luke Chapter 8 verse 20 Holy Bible
And it was told him, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.
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And someone said to him, Your mother and your brothers are outside desiring to see you.
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And it was told him [saying], Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, wishing to see thee.
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And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.
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It was told him by some saying, "Your mother and your brothers stand outside, desiring to see you."
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and it was told him, saying, `Thy mother and thy brethren do stand without, wishing to see thee;'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(20) It was told him by certain which said, . . .--Better, more simply, it was told Him. Looking to the greater fulness of St. Mark's report, we may, perhaps, infer that this was one of the facts which St. Luke learnt from St. Mark when they met at Rome. (See Introduction.)Parallel Commentaries ...GreekHe was told,ἀπηγγέλη (apēngelē)Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 518: To report (from one place to another), bring a report, announce, declare. From apo and the base of aggelos; to announce.“Yourσου (sou)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularStrong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.motherμήτηρ (mētēr)Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularStrong's 3384: A mother. Apparently a primary word; a 'mother'.andκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. Yourσου (sou)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularStrong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.brothersἀδελφοί (adelphoi)Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralStrong's 80: A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote.are standingἑστήκασιν (hestēkasin)Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralStrong's 2476: A prolonged form of a primary stao stah'-o; to stand, used in various applications.outside,ἔξω (exō)AdverbStrong's 1854: Without, outside. Adverb from ek; out(-side, of doors), literally or figuratively.wantingθέλοντές (thelontes)Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralStrong's 2309: To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. to seeἰδεῖν (idein)Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveStrong's 3708: Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.You.”σε (se)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person SingularStrong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.Jump to PreviousCrowd Desiring Mother Outside Reported Someone Stand Standing Wanting Wishing
