While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.
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Interpretation
Christ's preaching was plain, easy, and familiar, and suited to his hearers. His mother and brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him, when they should have been standing within, desiring to hear him.
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This thought runs through Matthew 12:46-50.