The Meaning of Matthew 12:47 Explained

Matthew 12:47

KJV: Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.

YLT: and one said to him, 'Lo, thy mother and thy brethren do stand without, seeking to speak to thee.'

Darby: Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren are standing without, seeking to speak to thee.

ASV: And one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, seeking to speak to thee.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then  one  said  unto him,  Behold,  thy  mother  and  thy  brethren  stand  without,  desiring  to speak  with thee. 

What does Matthew 12:47 Mean?

Context Summary

Matthew 12:38-50 - Opposing Or Doing God's Will
It was an evil and adulterous age. It had no spiritual appreciation, and was intent on getting an outward and sensible sign. Nineveh itself would have condemned it. The queen of Sheba, without the advantage attaching to the Hebrew race, appreciated Solomon; but the people of this generation had no appreciation of the Christ. They were nearing the last days of corruption and reprobation. They were a deserted palace given over to demons. Seven demons possessed them and urged them, as they did the swine in Matthew 8:31, to destruction.
But amid the general apostasy, there were faithful souls who recognized Jesus as the Son of God and drew near to hear His words. They recognized His kinship to the Father and revealed their kinship to Him. Let us not look back to Nazareth and Bethany with longing eyes. See Solomon's Song of Solomon 8:1-2. We are privileged to occupy a closer relationship than that of natural birth. See John 1:12-13; Galatians 4:1-6; Romans 8:16. O Brother Christ, make us more like thee! [source]

Chapter Summary: Matthew 12

1  Jesus reproves the blindness of the Pharisees concerning the Sabbath,
3  by scripture,
9  by reason,
13  and by a miracle
22  He heals a man possessed that was blind and mute;
24  and confronting the absurd charge of casting out demons by Beelzebub,
32  he shows that blasphemy against the Holy Spirit shall never be forgiven
36  Account shall be made of idle words
38  He rebukes the unfaithful, who seek after a sign,
46  and shows who is his brother, sister, and mother

Greek Commentary for Matthew 12:47

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Aleph, B, L, Old Syriac, omit this verse as do Westcott and Hort. It is genuine in Mark 3:32 ; Luke 8:20 . It was probably copied into Matthew from Mark or Luke. [source]

Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Matthew 12:47

Luke 8:20 Was told [απηγγελη]
Second aorist passive indicative of απαγγελλω — apaggellō to bring word or tidings. Common verb. See Mark 3:32 and Matthew 12:47 for details. [source]

What do the individual words in Matthew 12:47 mean?

Said now someone to Him Behold the mother of You and the brothers outside are standing seeking to You to speak
εἶπεν δέ τις αὐτῷ Ἰδοὺ μήτηρ σου καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοί ἔξω ἑστήκασιν ζητοῦντές σοι λαλῆσαι

εἶπεν  Said 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular
Root: λέγω  
Sense: to speak, say.
δέ  now 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: δέ  
Sense: but, moreover, and, etc.
τις  someone 
Parse: Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: τὶς  
Sense: a certain, a certain one.
αὐτῷ  to  Him 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Root: αὐτός  
Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself.
Ἰδοὺ  Behold 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Imperative Active, 2nd Person Singular
Root: ἰδού  
Sense: behold, see, lo.
μήτηρ  mother 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Feminine Singular
Root: μήτηρ  
Sense: a mother.
σου  of  You 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive 2nd Person Singular
Root: σύ  
Sense: you.
ἀδελφοί  brothers 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Plural
Root: ἀδελφός  
Sense: a brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother.
ἔξω  outside 
Parse: Adverb
Root: ἔξω  
Sense: without, out of doors.
ἑστήκασιν  are  standing 
Parse: Verb, Perfect Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural
Root: ἵστημι  
Sense: to cause or make to stand, to place, put, set.
ζητοῦντές  seeking 
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Plural
Root: ζητέω  
Sense: to seek in order to find.
σοι  to  You 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Dative 2nd Person Singular
Root: σύ  
Sense: you.
λαλῆσαι  to  speak 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Infinitive Active
Root: ἀπολαλέω 
Sense: to utter a voice or emit a sound.

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