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Luke 8:21
But he said to them in answer, My mother and my brothers are those who have knowledge of the word of God and do it.
Luke 8:21 · Bible in Basic English
Luke 8:21 in other translations
And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.
But He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and carry it out.”
But he answered them, “My mother and my brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.”
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In context
18 So take care how you give hearing, for to him who has will be given, and from him who has not will be taken even what he seems to have.
19 And his mother and his brothers came to him, and they were not able to get near him because of the great number of people.
20 And someone said to him, Your mother and your brothers are outside desiring to see you.
21 But he said to them in answer, My mother and my brothers are those who have knowledge of the word of God and do it.
22 Now it came about on one of those days that he got into a boat with his disciples; and he said to them, Let us go over to the other side of the water: and they put out the boat.
23 But while they were sailing he went to sleep: and a storm of wind came down on the sea, and the boat became full of water and they were in danger.
24 Then they came to him and, awaking him out of his sleep, said, Master, Master, destruction is near. And he, when he was awake, gave orders to the wind and the rolling waves, and the storm came to an end, and all was calm.
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