Matthew 12:46
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.”
ἵστημι
To stand, to set, to place. Histemi. Having done all stand. Stand therefore. When you have done everything else there is still this. Stand in what Christ has already accomplished.
ὄχλος
crowds
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ὄχλος
A crowd, a multitude, a mob. He saw a great crowd and had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. His response to crowds was always compassion.
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ζητέω
seeking
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ζητέω
To seek, to look for, to desire. Zeteo. Seek first the kingdom of God. Seeking is active not passive. The kingdom does not come to those who wait passively. Seek it.
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λαλέω
is speaking
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λαλέω
To speak, to talk, to utter. He spoke and it was done. The word of God is not silent. It is always speaking.
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μήτηρ
mother
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μήτηρ
a "mother" (literally or figuratively, immediate or remote)
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ἔξω
outside
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ἔξω
out(-side, of doors), literally or figuratively
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ἔτι
While
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ἔτι
"yet," still (of time or degree)
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ἰδού
behold
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ἰδού
used as imperative lo!;
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