en_tn_condensed/luk/08/19.md

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## brothers ##
These were Jesus' younger brothers.
## it was told him ##
"people told him" or "someone told him"
## desiring to see you ##
"waiting to see you" or "and they want to see you"
## My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God, and obey it. ##
This metaphor can be translated as a simile: "Those who hear the word of God and obey it are like a mother and brothers to me" or "Those who hear the word of God and obey it are as important to me as my mother and brothers." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])