Matthew 12:47
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And one said unto him: Behold thy mother and thy brethren stand without, seeking thee.

Matthew 12:46
As he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold his mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to speak to him.

Matthew 12:48
But he answering him that told him, said: Who is my mother, and who are my brethren?

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

Context
Jesus' Mother and Brothers
46As he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold his mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to speak to him. 47And one said unto him: Behold thy mother and thy brethren stand without, seeking thee. 48But he answering him that told him, said: Who is my mother, and who are my brethren?…
Lexicon
Someone
τις (tis)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

told
εἶπεν (eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

Him,
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

“Look,
Ἰδοὺ (Idou)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2400: See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!

Your
σου (sou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

mother
μήτηρ (mētēr)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3384: A mother. Apparently a primary word; a 'mother'.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

brothers
ἀδελφοί (adelphoi)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 80: A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote.

are standing
ἑστήκασιν (hestēkasin)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2476: A prolonged form of a primary stao stah'-o; to stand, used in various applications.

outside,
ἔξω (exō)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 1854: Without, outside. Adverb from ek; out(-side, of doors), literally or figuratively.

wanting
ζητοῦντές (zētountes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2212: To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot.

to speak
λαλῆσαι (lalēsai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.

to You.”
σοι (soi)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.


Additional Translations
Someone told Him, “Look, Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to You.”

Then someone said to Him, "Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak to You."

Then one said to him, Behold, your mother and your brothers stand without, desiring to speak with you.

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

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

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

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

So some one told Him, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, and desire to speak to you."

One said to him, "Behold, your mother and your brothers stand outside, seeking to speak to you."

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