Luke 8:21
Modern Translations
New International Version
He replied, "My mother and brothers are those who hear God's word and put it into practice."

New Living Translation
Jesus replied, “My mother and my brothers are all those who hear God’s word and obey it.”

English Standard Version
But he answered them, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it.”

Berean Study Bible
But He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and carry it out.”

New American Standard Bible
But He answered and said to them, “My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.

NASB 1995
But He answered and said to them, "My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it."

NASB 1977
But He answered and said to them, “My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.”

Amplified Bible
But He answered, “My mother and My brothers are these who listen to the word of God and do it!”

Christian Standard Bible
But he replied to them, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear and do the word of God.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But He replied to them, "My mother and My brothers are those who hear and do the word of God."

Contemporary English Version
Jesus answered, "My mother and my brothers are those people who hear and obey God's message."

Good News Translation
Jesus said to them all, "My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and obey it."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He answered them, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear and do what God's word says."

International Standard Version
But he answered those people, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear a message from God and heed it."

NET Bible
But he replied to them, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it."
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.

New King James Version
But He answered and said to them, “My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.”

King James 2000 Bible
And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brothers are these who hear the word of God, and do it.

New Heart English Bible
But he answered them, "My mother and my brothers are these who hear the word of God, and do it."

World English Bible
But he answered them, "My mother and my brothers are these who hear the word of God, and do it."

American King James Version
And he answered and said to them, My mother and my brothers are these which hear the word of God, and do it.

American Standard Version
But he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these that hear the word of God, and do it.

A Faithful Version
But He answered and said to them, "My mother and My brothers are those who are hearing the Word of God and are doing it."

Darby Bible Translation
But he answering said to them, My mother and my brethren are those who hear the word of God and do [it].

English Revised Version
But he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he answered and said to them, My mother and my brethren are these who hear the word of God, and do it.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
But he answered, and sayd vnto them, My mother and my brethren are these which heare the worde of God, and doe it.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
He aunswered, and sayde vnto them: My mother & my brethren are these, which heare the worde of God, & do it.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
But he answered, & sayde vnto the: My mother and my brethren are these, which heare the worde of God, and do it.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
He answered and sayd vnto them: my mother and my brethren are these which heare the worde of God and do it.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and He answering said to them, “My mother and My brothers! They are those who are hearing the word of God, and doing.”

Berean Literal Bible
But answering, He said to them, "My mother and my brothers are those who are hearing and doing the word of God."

Young's Literal Translation
and he answering said unto them, 'My mother and my brethren! they are those who the word of God are hearing, and doing.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And he having answered, said unto them, My mother and my brethren are they hearing the word of God, and doing it.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And answering, He said to them, My mother and My brothers are those who are hearing and doing the word of God.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Who answering, said to them: My mother and my brethren are they who hear the word of God, and do it.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And in response, he said to them, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it.”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But he answered and said to them, “These are my mother and my brothers; those who are hearing the word of God and are practicing it.”

Lamsa Bible
He answered and said to them, These are my mother and my brothers, those who hear the word of God and do it.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
But he answered and said to them: My mother and my brothers are they that hear the word of God and do it.

Godbey New Testament
And He responding said to them, My mother and my brothers are the ones hearing the word of God, and doing it.

Haweis New Testament
Then he answered and said to them, My mother and my brethren are they, who hear the word of God, and practise it.

Mace New Testament
but he answered them, my mother and brethren are these, who attend to the word of God, and practise it.

Weymouth New Testament
"My mother and my brothers," He replied, "are these who hear God's Message and obey it."

Worrell New Testament
And He, answering, said to them, "My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God, and do it."

Worsley New Testament
And He answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these that hear the word of God and do it.
















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