Matthew 12:49
And pointing toward his disciples he said,“Here are my mother and my brothers!
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- Matt 28:7 : 7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples,‘He has been raised from the dead. He is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there.’ Listen, I have told you!”
- Mark 3:34 : 34 And looking at those who were sitting around him in a circle, he said,“Here are my mother and my brothers!
- John 17:8-9 : 8 because I have given them the words you have given me. They accepted them and really understand that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me. 9 I am praying on behalf of them. I am not praying on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those you have given me, because they belong to you.
- John 17:20 : 20 Jesus Prays for Believers Everywhere“I am not praying only on their behalf, but also on behalf of those who believe in me through their testimony,
- John 20:17-20 : 17 Jesus replied,“Do not touch me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father. Go to my brothers and tell them,‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’” 18 Mary Magdalene came and informed the disciples,“I have seen the Lord!” And she told them what Jesus had said to her. 19 Jesus’ Appearance to the Disciples On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the disciples had gathered together and locked the doors of the place because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Jesus came and stood among them and said to them,“Peace be with you.” 20 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
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- Matt 12:46-483 verses90%
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?”
- Mark 3:31-355 verses89%
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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50For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”
- Luke 8:19-213 verses82%
19Jesus’ True Family Now Jesus’ mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not get near him because of the crowd.
20So he was told,“Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.”
21But he replied to them,“My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it.”
- John 19:25-273 verses79%
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.
- Matt 13:55-562 verses72%
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?”
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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.
- Luke 14:25-273 verses72%
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.
27Whoever does not carry his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.
- Matt 10:35-373 verses72%
35For I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law,
36and a man’s enemies will be the members of his household.
37“Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
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56Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
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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.
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53They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”
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47Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where the body was placed.
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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.”
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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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29Jesus said,“I tell you the truth, there is no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for my sake and for the sake of the gospel
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29And whoever has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.
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12Brother will hand over brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against parents and have them put to death.
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36He took a little child and had him stand among them. Taking him in his arms, he said to them,
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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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16After he took the children in his arms, he placed his hands on them and blessed 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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19Going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother in their boat mending nets.
- Matt 20:20-212 verses67%
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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31His disciples said to him,“You see the crowd pressing against you and you say,‘Who touched me?’”
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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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19honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.”
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5But you say,‘If someone tells his father or mother,“Whatever help you would have received from me is given to God,”
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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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12then you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or mother.
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40There were also women, watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.
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17Jesus replied,“Do not touch me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father. Go to my brothers and tell them,‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”
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15Jesus and Little Children Now people were even bringing their babies to him for him to touch. But when the disciples saw it, they began to scold those who brought them.
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33So the child’s father and mother were amazed at what was said about him.