Matthew 12:50
For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”
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- John 15:14 : 14 You are my friends if you do what I command you.
- Mark 3:35 : 35 For whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.”
- Luke 8:21 : 21 But he replied to them,“My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it.”
- Luke 11:27-28 : 27 As 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!” 28 But he replied,“Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!”
- John 6:29 : 29 Jesus replied,“This is the deed God requires– to believe in the one whom he sent.”
- Matt 7:20-21 : 20 So then, you will recognize them by their fruit. 21 Judgment of Pretenders“Not everyone who says to me,‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of heaven– only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.
- Rom 8:29 : 29 because those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.
- 1 Tim 5:2 : 2 older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters– with complete purity.
- Heb 2:11-17 : 11 For indeed he who makes holy and those being made holy all have the same origin, and so he is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters, 12 saying,“I will proclaim your name to my brothers; in the midst of the assembly I will praise you.” 13 Again he says,“I will be confident in him,” and again,“Here I am, with the children God has given me.” 14 Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, he likewise shared in their humanity, so that through death he could destroy the one who holds the power of death(that is, the devil), 15 and set free those who were held in slavery all their lives by their fear of death. 16 For surely his concern is not for angels, but he is concerned for Abraham’s descendants. 17 Therefore he had to be made like his brothers and sisters in every respect, so that he could become a merciful and faithful high priest in things relating to God, to make atonement for the sins of the people.
- Jas 1:21-22 : 21 So put away all filth and evil excess and humbly welcome the message implanted within you, which is able to save your souls. 22 But be sure you live out the message and do not merely listen to it and so deceive yourselves.
- 1 John 2:17 : 17 And the world is passing away with all its desires, but the person who does the will of God remains forever.
- 1 John 3:23-24 : 23 Now this is his commandment: that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he gave us the commandment. 24 And the person who keeps his commandments resides in God, and God in him. Now by this we know that God resides in us: by the Spirit he has given us.
- Matt 28:10 : 10 Then Jesus said to them,“Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee. They will see me there.”
- Rev 22:14 : 14 Blessed are those who wash their robes so they can have access to the tree of life and can enter into the city by the gates.
- 1 Pet 4:2 : 2 in that he spends the rest of his time on earth concerned about the will of God and not human desires.
- Heb 5:9 : 9 And by being perfected in this way, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,
- 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?
- 2 Cor 11:2 : 2 For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy, because I promised you in marriage to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
- Gal 5:6 : 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision carries any weight– the only thing that matters is faith working through love.
- Gal 6:15 : 15 For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything; the only thing that matters is a new creation!
- Eph 5:25-27 : 25 Husbands, love your wives just as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her 26 to sanctify her by cleansing her with the washing of the water by the word, 27 so that he may present the church to himself as glorious– not having a stain or wrinkle, or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.
- Col 3:11 : 11 Here there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all and in all.
- Matt 17:5 : 5 While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said,“This is my one dear Son, in whom I take great delight. Listen to him!”
- Matt 25:40 : 40 And the king will answer them,‘I tell you the truth, just as you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of mine, you did it for me.’
- Matt 25:45 : 45 Then he will answer them,‘I tell you the truth, just as you did not do it for one of the least of these, you did not do it for me.’
- Ps 22:22 : 22 I will declare your name to my countrymen! In the middle of the assembly I will praise you!
- Song 4:9-9 : 9 You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride! You have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your necklace. 10 How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine; the fragrance of your perfume is better than any spice!
- Song 4:12 : 12 The Wedding Night: The Delightful GardenThe Lover to His Beloved: You are a locked garden, my sister, my bride; you are an enclosed spring, a sealed-up fountain.
- Song 5:1-2 : 1 The Lover to His Beloved: I have entered my garden, O my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my balsam spice. I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey; I have drunk my wine and my milk!The Poet to the Couple: Eat, friends, and drink! Drink freely, O lovers! 2 The Trials of Love: The Beloved’s Dream of Losing Her LoverThe Beloved about Her Lover: I was asleep, but my mind was dreaming. Listen! My lover is knocking at the door! The Lover to His Beloved:“Open for me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one! My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.”
- John 6:40 : 40 For this is the will of my Father– for everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him to have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”
- John 19:26-27 : 26 So when Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing there, he said to his mother,“Woman, look, here is your son!” 27 He then said to his disciple,“Look, here is your mother!” From that very time the disciple took her into his own home.
- John 20:17 : 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.’”
- Acts 3:22-23 : 22 Moses said,‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must obey him in everything he tells you. 23 Every person who does not obey that prophet will be destroyed and thus removed from the people.’
- Acts 16:30-31 : 30 Then he brought them outside and asked,“Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” 31 They replied,“Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”
- Acts 17:30 : 30 Therefore, although God has overlooked such times of ignorance, he now commands all people everywhere to repent,
- Acts 26:20 : 20 but I declared to those in Damascus first, and then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds consistent with repentance.
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- Mark 3:31-355 verses93%
31 Jesus’ True Family Then Jesus’ mother and his brothers came. Standing outside, they sent word to him, to summon him.
32 A crowd was sitting around him and they said to him,“Look, your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you.”
33 He answered them and said,“Who are my mother and my brothers?”
34 And looking at those who were sitting around him in a circle, he said,“Here are my mother and my brothers!
35 For whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.”
- Matt 12:46-494 verses85%
46 Jesus’ True Family While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and brothers came and stood outside, asking to speak to him.
47 Someone told him,“Look, your mother and your brothers are standing outside wanting to speak to you.”
48 To the one who had said this, Jesus replied,“Who is my mother and who are my brothers?”
49 And pointing toward his disciples he said,“Here are my mother and my brothers!
- Luke 8:19-213 verses82%
19 Jesus’ True Family Now Jesus’ mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not get near him because of the crowd.
20 So he was told,“Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.”
21 But he replied to them,“My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it.”
- Matt 10:35-384 verses76%
35 For 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,
36 and 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.
38 And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
- Luke 14:25-273 verses74%
25 Counting 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.
27 Whoever does not carry his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.
- Matt 19:29-302 verses73%
29 And 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.
30 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.
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12 Brother will hand over brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against parents and have them put to death.
- Luke 12:52-532 verses72%
52 For from now on there will be five in one household divided, three against two and two against three.
53 They 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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21 “Brother will hand over brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against parents and have them put to death.
- Mark 10:29-302 verses71%
29 Jesus 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
30 who will not receive in this age a hundred times as much– homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, fields, all with persecutions– and in the age to come, eternal life.
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21 Judgment of Pretenders“Not everyone who says to me,‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of heaven– only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.
- Matt 15:4-52 verses70%
4 For God said,‘Honor your father and mother’ and‘Whoever insults his father or mother must be put to death.’
5 But you say,‘If someone tells his father or mother,“Whatever help you would have received from me is given to God,”
- Matt 13:55-562 verses70%
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?”
- John 19:26-272 verses70%
26 So when Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing there, he said to his mother,“Woman, look, here is your son!”
27 He 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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47 “Everyone who comes to me and listens to my words and puts them into practice– I will show you what he is like:
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35 So also my heavenly Father will do to you, if each of you does not forgive your brother from your heart.”
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34 Jesus said to them,“My food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to complete his work.
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40 And the king will answer them,‘I tell you the truth, just as you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of mine, you did it for me.’
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30 Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.
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33 In the same way therefore not one of you can be my disciple if he does not renounce all his own possessions.
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19 honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.”
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26 If anyone wants to serve me, he must follow me, and where I am, my servant will be too. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
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56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
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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.
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48 So then, be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
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25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will find it.
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5 His mother told the servants,“Whatever he tells you, do it.”
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12 then you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or mother.
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29 Then Jesus said to them,“I tell you the truth, there is no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of God’s kingdom
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32 “Whoever, then, acknowledges me before people, I will acknowledge before my Father in heaven.