“Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press.”
Now Jesus's mother and brothers came to see him, but they were not able to get near him because of the crowd — the visit of Jesus' mother and brothers is the occasion for the redefinition of family. They came to see him: Luke's formulation is less dramatic than Mark's (they came to seize him because they thought he was out of his mind). The inability to get near because of the crowd is the practical obstacle that produces the exchange.
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