Luke 8:19 meaning and explanation

Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see Him, but they were unable to reach Him because of the crowd.

Luke 8:19, Berean Standard Bible

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Jesus has been teaching the crowd in parables, and His mother and brothers arrive wanting to see Him but cannot get through the press of people. In the verses that follow, Jesus answers by redefining family around hearing and doing God's word, not by rejecting His relatives.

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