Mark 3:35
33 And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?
34 And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For whoever does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.”
- KJV
- For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
- WEB
- For whoever does the will of God is my brother, my sister, and mother.”
- ASV
- For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
- DARBY
- for whosoever shall do the will of God, *he* is my brother, and sister, and mother.
- BLB
- For whoever shall do the will of God, this is My brother and sister and mother.”
- ÅB
- Den som gjør Guds vilje, han er min bror og søster og mor.
- OTB
- Den som gjør Guds vilje er Min bror, søster og mor.»
- B1930
- Den som gjør Guds vilje, han er min bror og søster og mor.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 John 2:17
And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
Read in contextMatthew 7:21
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Read in context1 John 3:22–23
And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
Read in contextJohn 7:17
If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
Read in contextJames 1:25
But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
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