Internet Verse Search Commentaries Word Analysis ITL - draft

Mark 3:33

Context
NETBible

He answered them and said, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” 1 

XREF

De 33:9; Mr 3:21; Mr 6:3; Lu 2:49; Joh 2:4; Joh 7:3-5; 2Co 5:16

NET © Notes

tn Grk “Who is my mother and my brothers?” The use of the singular verb ἐστιν (estin) here singles out Mary above Jesus’ brothers, giving her special prominence (see ExSyn 401-2). This is slightly unnatural in English since the predicate nominative is plural, though, so a plural verb was used in the translation.



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