Matthew 12:46 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ἔτι	Eti	While	G2089 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	when He	G846 →
λαλοῦντος	lalountos	is speaking	G2980 →
τοῖς	tois	to the	G3588 →
ὄχλοις	ochlois	crowds	G3793 →
ἰδοὺ	idou	behold	G2400 →
ἡ	hē	the	G3588 →
μήτηρ	mētēr	mother	G3384 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
οἱ	hoi	the	G3588 →
ἀδελφοὶ	adelphoi	brothers	G80 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of Him	G846 →
εἱστήκεισαν	heistēkeisan	had been standing	G2476 →
ἔξω	exō	outside	G1854 →
ζητοῦντες	zētountes	seeking	G2212 →
αὐτῷ	autō	to Him	G846 →
λαλῆσαι.	lalēsai	to speak.	G2980 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 13:55
“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
leads to
- Mark 6:3
  Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- John 6:42
  They were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven?’”
- Luke 3:23
  Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,
- Mark 15:47
  Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where His body was placed.
Through
John 7:5
For even His own brothers did not believe in Him.
leads to
- Mark 3:21
  When His family heard about this, they went out to take custody of Him, saying, “He is out of His mind.”
- John 7:10
  But after His brothers had gone up to the feast, He also went—not publicly, but in secret.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- John 1:11–13
  He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.
Through
John 7:3
So Jesus’ brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples there may see the works You are doing.
leads to
- John 7:5
  For even His own brothers did not believe in Him.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Matthew 13:55“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?John 7:3So Jesus’ brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples there may see the works You are doing.John 2:12After this, He went down to Capernaum with His mother and brothers and His disciples, and they stayed there a few days.Mark 3:31–35Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came and stood outside. They sent someone in to summon Him,John 7:5For even His own brothers did not believe in Him.Luke 8:19–21Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see Him, but they were unable to reach Him because of the crowd.Mark 6:3Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him.Galatians 1:19But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.Acts 1:14With one accord they all continued in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.1 Corinthians 9:5Have we no right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?Luke 2:48When His parents saw Him, they were astonished. “Child, why have You done this to us?” His mother asked. “Your father and I have been anxiously searching for You.”Luke 8:10He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’John 7:10But after His brothers had gone up to the feast, He also went—not publicly, but in secret.Mark 2:21No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, and a worse tear will result.Luke 2:33The Child’s father and mother were amazed at what was spoken about Him.John 2:5His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”Luke 2:51Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart.Matthew 2:20“Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child’s life are now dead.”

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The record, by era

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