Luke 8:21

Authorized King James Version (1611)

And he answered and said unto them, ‹My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.›

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  • John 13:17 : 17 ‹If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.›
  • Jas 1:22 : 22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
  • 1 John 2:29 : 29 If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.
  • 1 John 3:22-23 : 22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. 23 ¶ And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
  • 3 John 1:11 : 11 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
  • John 15:14-15 : 14 ‹Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.› 15 ‹Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.›
  • John 20:17 : 17 Jesus saith unto her, ‹Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and› [to] ‹my God, and your God.›
  • 2 Cor 5:16 : 16 ¶ Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we [him] no more.
  • 2 Cor 6:18 : 18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
  • Heb 2:11-13 : 11 For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified [are] all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, 12 Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee. 13 And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.
  • Matt 7:21-26 : 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.› 22 ‹Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?› 23 ‹And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.› 24 ‹Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:› 25 ‹And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.› 26 ‹And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:›
  • Matt 17:5 : 5 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
  • Matt 25:40 : 40 ‹And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done› [it] ‹unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done› [it] ‹unto me.›
  • Matt 25:45 : 45 ‹Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did› [it] ‹not to one of the least of these, ye did› [it] ‹not to me.›
  • Matt 28:10 : 10 Then said Jesus unto them, ‹Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.›
  • Luke 8:15 : 15 ‹But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep› [it], ‹and bring forth fruit with patience.›
  • Luke 11:27-28 : 27 ¶ And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed [is] the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked. 28 But he said, ‹Yea rather, blessed› [are] ‹they that hear the word of God, and keep it.›
  • John 6:28-29 : 28 ¶ Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? 29 Jesus answered and said unto them, ‹This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.›

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Mark 3:31-35
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    86%

    31 ¶ There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.

    32 And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.

    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!›

    35 ‹For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.›

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    46 ¶ While he yet talked to the people, behold, [his] mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.

    47 Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.

    48 But he answered and said unto him that told him, ‹Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?›

    49 And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, ‹Behold my mother and my brethren!›

    50 ‹For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.›

  • Luke 8:19-20
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    84%

    19 Then came to him [his] mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press.

    20 And it was told him [by certain] which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.

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    55 Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

    56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this [man] all these things?

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    27 ¶ And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed [is] the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.

    28 But he said, ‹Yea rather, blessed› [are] ‹they that hear the word of God, and keep it.›

  • 71%

    36 ‹And a man's foes› [shall be] ‹they of his own household.›

    37 ‹He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.›

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    25 ¶ And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,

    26 ‹If any› [man] ‹come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.›

  • 10 ¶ And he called the multitude, and said unto them, ‹Hear, and understand:›

  • 3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.

  • 12 ¶ After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days.

  • 5 His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do [it].

  • Luke 6:46-47
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    46 ‹And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?›

    47 ‹Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:›

  • Matt 4:21-22
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    69%

    21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James [the son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.

    22 And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.

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    26 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, ‹Woman, behold thy son!›

    27 Then saith he to the disciple, ‹Behold thy mother!› And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own [home].

  • 29 And Jesus answered and said, ‹Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's,›

  • 14 These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

  • 19 And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.

  • 56 Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.

  • 22 ¶ Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, ‹Let us go over unto the other side of the lake.› And they launched forth.

  • 3 His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest.

  • 48 And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.

  • 29 ‹And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.›

  • 42 And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?

  • 5 ‹But ye say, Whosoever shall say to› [his] ‹father or› [his] ‹mother,› [It is] ‹a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;›

  • 47 ‹He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear› [them] ‹not, because ye are not of God.›

  • 34 Jesus saith unto them, ‹My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.›

  • 29 And he said unto them, ‹Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,›

  • 3 But he answered and said unto them, ‹Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?›

  • 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.›

  • 21 ‹And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against› [their] ‹parents, and cause them to be put to death.›

  • 38 ¶ ‹I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father.›

  • 21 And he said unto them, ‹How is it that ye do not understand?›

  • 16 Jesus answered them, and said, ‹My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.›

  • 21 And he said unto her, ‹What wilt thou?› She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.