Matthew 12:47
Modern Translations
New International Version
Someone told him, "Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you."

New Living Translation
Someone told Jesus, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, and they want to speak to you.”

English Standard Version


Berean Study Bible
Someone told Him, “Look, Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to You.”

New American Standard Bible
[Someone said to Him, “Look, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak to You.”]

NASB 1995
Someone said to Him, "Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside seeking to speak to You."

NASB 1977
And someone said to Him, “Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside seeking to speak to You.”

Amplified Bible
Someone said to Him, “Look! Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside asking to speak to You.”

Christian Standard Bible
Someone told him, “Look, your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Someone told Him, "Look, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to You."

Contemporary English Version
Someone told Jesus, "Your mother and brothers are standing outside and want to talk with you."

Good News Translation
So one of the people there said to him, "Look, your mother and brothers are standing outside, and they want to speak with you."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Someone told him, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside. They want to talk to you."

International Standard Version
Someone told him, "Look! Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, asking to speak to you."

NET Bible
Someone told him, "Look, your mother and your brothers are standing outside wanting to speak to you."
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.

New King James Version
Then one said to Him, “Look, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak with You.”

King James 2000 Bible
Then one said unto him, Behold, your mother and your brothers stand outside, desiring to speak with you.

New Heart English Bible
Then one said to him, "Look, your mother and your brothers stand outside, seeking to speak to you."

World English Bible
One said to him, "Behold, your mother and your brothers stand outside, seeking to speak to you."

American King James Version
Then one said to him, Behold, your mother and your brothers stand without, desiring to speak with you.

American Standard Version
And one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, seeking to speak to thee.

A Faithful Version
Then one said to Him, "Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak with You."

Darby Bible Translation
Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren are standing without, seeking to speak to thee.

English Revised Version
And one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, seeking to speak to thee.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then one said to him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Then one said vnto him, Beholde, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speake with thee.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Then one sayde vnto hym: beholde, thy mother, and thy brethren, stande without, desyryng to speake with thee.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Then sayde one vnto him: Beholde, thy mother and thy brethren stonde without, & wolde speake wt the.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Then one sayde vnto hym: beholde thy mother and thy brethre stonde without desiringe to speke wt the.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and one said to Him, “Behold, Your mother and Your brothers stand outside, seeking to speak to You.”

Berean Literal Bible
Then someone said to Him, "Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak to You."

Young's Literal Translation
and one said to him, 'Lo, thy mother and thy brethren do stand without, seeking to speak to thee.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And a certain one said to him, Behold, thy mother, and thy brethren stand without, seeking to speak to thee.

Literal Emphasis Translation
Then someone said to Him, Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside seeking to speak to You.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And one said unto him: Behold thy mother and thy brethren stand without, seeking thee.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And someone said to him: “Behold, your mother and your brothers are standing outside, seeking you.”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And a man said to him, “Behold, your mother and your brothers are standing outside and want to speak with you.”

Lamsa Bible
Then a man said to him, Behold your mother and your brothers are standing outside, and they want to speak with you.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And some one said to him: Behold, your mother and your brothers stand without, desiring to speak to you.

Godbey New Testament
And a certain one said to Him; Behold, thy mother and thy brothers stand without, seeking to speak to thee.

Haweis New Testament
And a person said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak to thee.

Mace New Testament
then some body said to him, your mother and your brothers are without, and desire to speak with you.

Weymouth New Testament
So some one told Him, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, and desire to speak to you."

Worrell New Testament
[And one said to Him, "Behold, Thy mother and Thy brothers are standing without, seeking to speak to Thee."]

Worsley New Testament
and somebody said to Him, "Here are thy mother and thy brethren standing without, desiring to speak to thee."
















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