Mark 3:32
and a crowd was sitting around Him. “Look,” He was told, “Your mother and brothers are outside, asking for You.”
What it says
A crowd sits around Jesus and tells him that his mother and brothers are asking for him.
What it is doing
Sets up the public exchange.
In context
31Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came and stood outside. They sent someone in to summon Him, 32and a crowd was sitting around Him. “Look,” He was told, “Your mother and brothers are outside, asking for You.” 33But Jesus replied, “Who are My mother and My brothers?” 34Looking at those seated in a circle around Him, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers! 35For whoever does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.”