Now Jesus’ ¹  mother and his brothers ²  came to him, but ³  they could not get near him because of the crowd.

biblegateway Luk 8:19

And His mother and brothers came to Him, and they were unable to get to Him because of the crowd.

Then His mother and brothers came to Him, but they could not meet with Him because of the crowd.

Now his mother and brothers came to him, and they were not able to meet with him because of the crowd.

biblegateway Luk 8:19

Now Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see him, but they were not able to get near him because of the crowd.

Then his mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him because of the crowd.

bibleoremus Luk 8:19

Then his mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him because of the crowd.

His mother and his brothers arrived but could not get to him for the crowd.

biblegateway Luk 8:19

Then His mother and brothers came to Him, and could not approach Him because of the crowd.

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

biblegateway Luk 8:19

Now Jesus’ ¹  mother and his brothers ²  came to him, but ³  they could not get near him because of the crowd.

¹ tn Grk “his”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² sn The issue of whether Jesus had brothers (siblings) has had a long history in the church. Epiphanius, in the 4th century, argued that Mary was a perpetual virgin and had no offspring other than Jesus. Others argued that these brothers were really cousins. Nothing in the text suggests any of this. See also John 7:3.

³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.