King James Version
Luke 8:20 in the King James Version says “And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.” — study this verse from Luke chapter 8 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.”
Luke 8:20 · KJV
Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have. seemeth: or, thinketh that he hath
Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press.
And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.
And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.
Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.
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“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“by certain which said”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“stand”
G2476to stand (transitively or intransitively), used in various applications (literally or figuratively)
“to see”
G1492used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent g3700 and g3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by impl
“desiring”
G2309to determine (as an active option from subjective impulse; whereas g1014 properly denotes rather a passive acquiescence in objective considerations),
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