And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the Word of God, and do it. The Master used the opportunity to send home into the hearts of the many listeners the stern, grave lesson that there was something more solemn even than family ties, and that these, holy and binding though they were, must not be allowed to stand in the way of plain, unmistakable duty.
Bible Commentary
Luke 8:21
The Pulpit Commentary on Luke 8:21
The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain
Recommended reading
More for Luke 8:21
Continue with other commentaries and DiscipleDeck content connected to this verse, chapter, or topic.
Other commentaries
The Pulpit Commentary on Luke 8:1-21Luke 8:1-21 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe evangelistic circuit. Observe— I. THE PLAN OF CIRCUIT. (Luke 8:1.) "He went," or "went about," or "kept journeying." Hitherto Capernaum had been the centre from which short excursions were taken, the Lord always ret…The Pulpit Commentary on Luke 8:1-21Luke 8:1-21 · The Pulpit CommentaryIncidents in evangelistic work. We have now to contemplate Jesus as fairly loosed from Capernaum as the centre of his mission work, and as making systematically the tour of the province of Galilee. The "beloved physicia…The Pulpit Commentary on Luke 8:1-56Luke 8:1-56 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONMatthew Henry on Luke 8:4-21Luke 8:4-21 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryThere are many very needful and excellent rules and cautions for hearing the word, in the parable of the sower, and the application of it. Happy are we, and for ever indebted to free grace, if the same thing that is a p…The Parable of the SowerLuke 8:4-21 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHE PARABLE OF THE SOWER. The former paragraph began with an account of Christ's industry in preaching (Luke 8:1); this begins with an account of the people's industry in hearing, Luke 8:4. He went into every city, to p…The Pulpit Commentary on Luke 8:19-21Luke 8:19-21 · The Pulpit CommentaryInterference of Christ's mother and his brethren.
commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Luke 8:1-56EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Luke 8:1-21Incidents in evangelistic work. We have now to contemplate Jesus as fairly loosed from Capernaum as the centre of his mission work, and as making systematically the tour of the province of Galilee. The "beloved physicia…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Luke 8:1-21The evangelistic circuit. Observe— I. THE PLAN OF CIRCUIT. (Luke 8:1.) "He went," or "went about," or "kept journeying." Hitherto Capernaum had been the centre from which short excursions were taken, the Lord always ret…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Luke 8:4-21There are many very needful and excellent rules and cautions for hearing the word, in the parable of the sower, and the application of it. Happy are we, and for ever indebted to free grace, if the same thing that is a p…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Parable of the SowerTHE PARABLE OF THE SOWER. The former paragraph began with an account of Christ's industry in preaching (Luke 8:1); this begins with an account of the people's industry in hearing, Luke 8:4. He went into every city, to p…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Luke 8:19-21Interference of Christ's mother and his brethren.Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Luke 8:19-21Christ's one relationship. How is Christ related to us? And is he related to us in a way other than that in which he was related to men and women during his life on earth? The answer to this question is that there is on…Joseph S. Exell and contributors