Luke 8:20
So he was told,“Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.”
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Referenced Verses
- Matt 13:55-56 : 55 Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother named Mary? And aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas? 56 And aren’t all his sisters here with us? So where did he get all this?”
- Mark 6:3 : 3 Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And aren’t his sisters here with us?” And so they took offense at him.
- John 7:3-6 : 3 So Jesus’ brothers advised him,“Leave here and go to Judea so your disciples may see your miracles that you are performing. 4 For no one who seeks to make a reputation for himself does anything in secret. If you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.” 5 (For not even his own brothers believed in him.) 6 So Jesus replied,“My time has not yet arrived, but you are ready at any opportunity!
- Acts 1:14 : 14 All these continued together in prayer with one mind, together with the women, along with Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
- 1 Cor 9:5 : 5 Do we not have the right to the company of a believing wife, like the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?
- Gal 1:19 : 19 But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord’s brother.
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- Matt 12:46-505 verses92%
46Jesus’ True Family While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and brothers came and stood outside, asking to speak to him.
47Someone told him,“Look, your mother and your brothers are standing outside wanting to speak to you.”
48To the one who had said this, Jesus replied,“Who is my mother and who are my brothers?”
49And pointing toward his disciples he said,“Here are my mother and my brothers!
50For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”
- Mark 3:30-356 verses90%
30(because they said,“He has an unclean spirit”).
31Jesus’ True Family Then Jesus’ mother and his brothers came. Standing outside, they sent word to him, to summon him.
32A crowd was sitting around him and they said to him,“Look, your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you.”
33He answered them and said,“Who are my mother and my brothers?”
34And looking at those who were sitting around him in a circle, he said,“Here are my mother and my brothers!
35For whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.”
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19Jesus’ True Family Now Jesus’ mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not get near him because of the crowd.
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21But he replied to them,“My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it.”
- Matt 13:55-562 verses73%
55Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother named Mary? And aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
56And aren’t all his sisters here with us? So where did he get all this?”
- Matt 20:20-212 verses71%
20A Request for James and John Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, and kneeling down she asked him for a favor.
21He said to her,“What do you want?” She replied,“Permit these two sons of mine to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.”
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3So Jesus’ brothers advised him,“Leave here and go to Judea so your disciples may see your miracles that you are performing.
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48When his parents saw him, they were overwhelmed. His mother said to him,“Child, why have you treated us like this? Look, your father and I have been looking for you anxiously.”
- John 19:25-273 verses70%
25Now standing beside Jesus’ cross were his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
26So when Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing there, he said to his mother,“Woman, look, here is your son!”
27He then said to his disciple,“Look, here is your mother!” From that very time the disciple took her into his own home.
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12Cleansing the Temple After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother and brothers and his disciples, and they stayed there a few days.
- Mark 6:3-42 verses70%
3Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And aren’t his sisters here with us?” And so they took offense at him.
4Then Jesus said to them,“A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown, and among his relatives, and in his own house.”
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56Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
- Mark 3:20-212 verses69%
20Jesus and Beelzebul Now Jesus went home, and a crowd gathered so that they were not able to eat.
21When his family heard this they went out to restrain him, for they said,“He is out of his mind.”
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5(For not even his own brothers believed in him.)
- Luke 14:25-262 verses69%
25Counting the Cost Now large crowds were accompanying Jesus, and turning to them he said,
26“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother, and wife and children, and brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
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42and they said,“Isn’t this Jesus the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say,‘I have come down from heaven’?”
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14All these continued together in prayer with one mind, together with the women, along with Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
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10True Defilement Then he called the crowd to him and said,“Listen and understand.
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29Healings at Simon’s House Now as soon as they left the synagogue, they entered Simon and Andrew’s house, with James and John.
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34Then the entire town came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.
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27As he said these things, a woman in the crowd spoke out to him,“Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breasts at which you nursed!”
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51Now when he came to the house, Jesus did not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John, and James, and the child’s father and mother.
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1Rejection at Nazareth Now Jesus left that place and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him.
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14The Disciples’ Failure to Heal When they came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and experts in the law arguing with them.
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8My own brothers treat me like a stranger; they act as if I were a foreigner.
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21Going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and his brother John, in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Then he called them.
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31His disciples said to him,“You see the crowd pressing against you and you say,‘Who touched me?’”
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33So the child’s father and mother were amazed at what was said about him.
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28And when she had said this, Martha went and called her sister Mary, saying privately,“The Teacher is here and is asking for you.”
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19Then they began asking him,“Who is your father?” Jesus answered,“You do not know either me or my Father. If you knew me you would know my Father too.”
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19Going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother in their boat mending nets.
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45Jesus Warns the Disciples against Pride As all the people were listening, Jesus said to his disciples,
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37They told him,“Jesus the Nazarene is passing by.”
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14Healings at Peter’s House Now when Jesus entered Peter’s house, he saw his mother-in-law lying down, sick with a fever.