Luke 8:20
Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.) Luke 8:20 appears in the Greek New Testament. The text above is from the Tischendorf 8th edition. Each word links to its Strong’s number and a concise gloss. Click any word for its full Thayer’s Greek Lexicon entry.
It was told him by some saying, "Your mother and your brothers stand outside, desiring to see you."
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World English Bible Public Domain
It was told him by some saying, "Your mother and your brothers stand outside, desiring to see you."
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King James Version Public Domain
And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then it was reported to him, “Your mother and your brothers have stood outside, wanting to see you.”
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Every available English version of this verse, each an independent rendering of the whole verse.
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World English Bible Public Domain
It was told him by some saying, "Your mother and your brothers stand outside, desiring to see you."
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Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
He was told, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see You.”
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Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
He was told, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see You.”
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King James Version Public Domain
And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.
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American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
And it was told him, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.
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Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
And it was told him, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.
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Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
And it was tolde him by certaine which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, and would see thee.
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Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
And it was told him: Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.
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Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
and it was told him, saying, `Thy mother and thy brethren do stand without, wishing to see thee;'
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Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
and it was told Him, saying, “Your mother and Your brothers stand outside, wishing to see You”;
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Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
He was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.”
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then it was reported to him, “Your mother and your brothers have stood outside, wanting to see you.”
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Darby Bible Public Domain
And it was told him [saying], Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, wishing to see thee.
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World Messianic Bible Public Domain
Some people told him, “Your mother and your brothers stand outside, desiring to see you.”
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Webster's Bible Public Domain
And it was told to him by certain, who said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.
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Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
Jesus was told, “Your mother and your brothers are outside. They want to see you.”
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Bible in Basic English Public Domain
And someone said to him, Your mother and your brothers are outside desiring to see you.
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Text-Critical English NT CC BY 4.0
So some people told him, “Yoʋr mother and yoʋr brothers are standing outside, wanting to see yoʋ.”
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Tyndale New Testament (1534) Public Domain
And they tolde him sayinge: Thy mother and thy brethren stonde with out and wolde se the.
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- Appears 47× in the Greek New Testament
- First appears at Matthew 2:8
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Tense
- Aorist
- Voice
- Passive
- Mood
- Indicative
- Person
- 3rd person
- Number
- Singular
Full Thayer's Definition
- ἀπηγγέλη apangéllō G518 “to report” Verb, Aorist, Passive, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular
- δὲ dé G1161 “but” Conjunction
- αὐτῷ autós G846 “he” Personal pronoun, Dative, Singular, Masculine
- ὅτι hóti G3754 “that” Conjunction
- ἡ ho G3588 “the” Article, Nominative, Singular, Feminine
- μήτηρ mḗtēr G3384 “mother” Noun, Nominative, Singular, Feminine
- σου sý G4771 “you” Personal pronoun, 2nd person, Genitive, Singular
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- οἱ ho G3588 “the” Article, Nominative, Plural, Masculine
- ἀδελφοί adelphós G80 “brother” Noun, Nominative, Plural, Masculine
- σου sý G4771 “you” Personal pronoun, 2nd person, Genitive, Singular
- ἑστήκασιν hístēmi G2476 “to stand” Verb, Perfect, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Plural
- ἔξω éxō G1854 “outside” Adverb
- ἰδεῖν horáō G3708 “to see” Verb, Aorist, Active, Infinitive
- σε sý G4771 “you” Personal pronoun, 2nd person, Accusative, Singular
- θέλοντες thélō G2309 “to will” Verb, Present, Active, Participle, Nominative, Plural, Masculine
About this verse
These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →
- 16
- words
- 13
- distinct lemmas
- Gospels
- section
Shared distinctive vocabulary
ἀπηγγέλη to report G518 occurs in 47 verses of the Greek New Testament. Also found in:
Cross-references
6Topical passages linked to Luke 8:20 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.
- Matthew 13:55–56 Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?
- Mark 6:3 Isn't this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren't his sisters here with us?" They were offended at him.
- John 7:3–6 His brothers therefore said to him, "Depart from here, and go into Judea, that your disciples also may see your works which you do.
- Acts 1:14 All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer and supplication, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
- 1 Corinthians 9:5 Have we no right to take along a wife who is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?
- Galatians 1:19 But of the other apostles I saw no one, except James, the Lord's brother.
Cross-references courtesy of OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
Lesson kit
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Luke, in the Gospels, opens this verse with 16 words (13 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is apangéllō (“to report”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.
Discussion questions
- The word apangéllō carries the sense “to report.” How does it shape the verse?
- How does Matthew 2:8, which shares the word «to report», read alongside this verse?
- What does the repetition of “you” (3× in this one verse) do in this verse?
- These translations render this verse differently; the difference is in the English rendering, not the original. What questions does that raise?
- Compare how Bengel's Gnomon and Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers read this verse. Where do they agree or differ?
Things to notice
- These translations choose different wording for 17 words in this verse.
- “you” occurs 3× in this single verse.
- 13 distinct Greek lemmas span 16 words in this verse.
Commentary
Notes on Luke 8:20 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.
Lemma curates 59 commentaries, every one of them public domain or Creative Commons licensed, each selected and text-cleaned for this edition rather than reprinted as found. About our sources →
Bengel's Gnomon
Johann Albrecht Bengel
Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament — English translation (T&T Clark, Edinburgh, 1860) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill's Exposition
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Trapp's Complete Commentary
John Trapp
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Matthew Poole's English Annotations
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges (Cambridge University Press, 1896; 21 vols, various authors incl. Carr, Maclear, Plummer, Farrar, Lumby, Moule, M. R. James, Simcox) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Alford’s Greek Testament
Henry Alford
Henry Alford, The Greek Testament (1849–1861) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
International Critical Commentary
International Critical Commentary — older volumes (1896–1929), various authors — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.