Matthew 12:49
47 Someone told Him, “Look, Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to You.”
48 But Jesus replied, “Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?”
Pointing to His disciples, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers.
50 For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Pointing to His disciples, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers.
- KJV
- And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
- WEB
- He stretched out his hand toward his disciples, and said, “Behold, my mother and my brothers!
- ASV
- And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, and said, Behold, my mother and my brethren!
- DARBY
- And, stretching out his hand to his disciples, he said, Behold my mother and my brethren;
- BLB
- And having stretched out His hand to His disciples, He said, “Behold, My mother and My brothers.
- ÅB
- Og han rakte hånden ut mot disiplene sine og sa: «Her er moren min og brødrene mine!
- OTB
- Han gestikulerte mot sine disipler og sa: «Her er Min mor og Mine brødre.
- B1930
- Og han rakte sin hånd ut mot sine disipler og sa: Se, det er min mor og mine brødre!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Mark 3:34
Looking at those seated in a circle around Him, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!
Read in contextJohn 17:20
I am not asking on behalf of them alone, but also on behalf of those who will believe in Me through their message,
Read in contextJohn 20:17–20
“Do not cling to Me,” Jesus said, “for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go and tell My brothers, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’”
Read in contextMatthew 28:7
Then go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.’ See, I have told you.”
Read in contextJohn 17:8–9
For I have given them the words You gave Me, and they have received them. They knew with certainty that I came from You, and they believed that You sent Me.
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