Luke 8:21

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς, Μήτηρ μου καὶ ἀδελφοί μου οὗτοί εἰσιν οἱ τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ ἀκούοντες, καὶ ποιοῦντες αὐτόν.

Transliteration

The de apokritheis eipen pros them, Mētēr of me and adelphoi of me these eisin the ones the logon of the Theou akouontes, and poiountes it.

Grammar Details

*de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and/now
*apokritheis*: aorist passive participle, nominative masculine singular - having answered
*eipen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - said/spoke
*pros*: preposition + accusative - to/toward
*Mētēr*: nominative feminine singular - mother
*adelphoi*: nominative masculine plural - brothers
*eisin*: present active indicative, 3rd person plural - are/exist
*logon*: accusative masculine singular - word/message
*Theou*: genitive masculine singular - of God
*akouontes*: present active participle, nominative masculine plural - hearing/listening to
*poiountes*: present active participle, nominative masculine plural - doing/performing

Word Meanings

*logon*: word/message/account/teaching
*akouontes*: hearing/listening to/obeying
*poiountes*: doing/performing/practicing/accomplishing

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

John 13:17 : 17 If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.
Jas 1:22 : 22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
1 John 2:29 : 29 If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.
1 John 3:22-23 : 22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. 23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
3 John 1:11 : 11 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
John 15:14-15 : 14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. 15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
John 20:17 : 17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
2 Cor 5:16 : 16 Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.
2 Cor 6:18 : 18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
Heb 2:11-13 : 11 For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, 12 Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee. 13 And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.
Matt 7:21-26 : 21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23 And then will I profess unto them , I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. 24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: 25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. 26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
Matt 17:5 : 5 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
Matt 25:40 : 40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
Matt 25:45 : 45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
Matt 28:10 : 10 Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.
Luke 8:15 : 15 But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
Luke 11:27-28 : 27 And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked. 28 But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
John 6:28-29 : 28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? 29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.

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