Matthew 12:46

World English Bible (2000)

While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, seeking to speak to him.

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  • Acts 1:14 : 14 All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer and supplication, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
  • Gal 1:19 : 19 But of the other apostles I saw no one, except James, the Lord's brother.
  • Matt 13:55 : 55 Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?
  • John 2:12 : 12 After this, he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, his brothers, and his disciples; and they stayed there a few days.
  • John 7:3 : 3 His brothers therefore said to him, "Depart from here, and go into Judea, that your disciples also may see your works which you do.
  • John 7:5 : 5 For even his brothers didn't believe in him.
  • Mark 6:3 : 3 Isn't this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judah, and Simon? Aren't his sisters here with us?" They were offended at him.
  • 1 Cor 9:5 : 5 Have we no right to take along a wife who is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?
  • Mark 3:31-35 : 31 His mother and his brothers came, and standing outside, they sent to him, calling him. 32 A multitude was sitting around him, and they told him, "Behold, your mother, your brothers, and your sisters are outside looking for you." 33 He answered them, "Who are my mother and my brothers?" 34 Looking around at those who sat around him, he said, "Behold, my mother and my brothers! 35 For whoever does the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother."
  • John 7:10 : 10 But when his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he also went up, not publicly, but as it were in secret.
  • Luke 8:19-21 : 19 His mother and brothers came to him, and they could not come near him for the crowd. 20 It was told him by some saying, "Your mother and your brothers stand outside, desiring to see you." 21 But he answered them, "My mother and my brothers are these who hear the word of God, and do it."
  • John 2:1 : 1 The third day, there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee. Jesus' mother was there.
  • John 2:5 : 5 His mother said to the servants, "Whatever he says to you, do it."
  • Mark 2:21 : 21 No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, or else the patch shrinks and the new tears away from the old, and a worse hole is made.
  • John 19:25 : 25 But there were standing by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
  • Luke 1:43 : 43 Why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
  • Luke 2:33 : 33 Joseph and his mother were marveling at the things which were spoken concerning him,
  • Luke 2:48 : 48 When they saw him, they were astonished, and his mother said to him, "Son, why have you treated us this way? Behold, your father and I were anxiously looking for you."
  • Luke 2:51 : 51 And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth. He was subject to them, and his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
  • Luke 8:10 : 10 He said, "To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of God, but to the rest in parables; that 'seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.'
  • Matt 1:18 : 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this; for after his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
  • Matt 2:11 : 11 They came into the house and saw the young child with Mary, his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Opening their treasures, they offered to him gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
  • Matt 2:13-14 : 13 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, "Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him." 14 He arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt,
  • Matt 2:20 : 20 "Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel, for those who sought the young child's life are dead."

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    47One said to him, "Behold, your mother and your brothers stand outside, seeking to speak to you."

    48But he answered him who spoke to him, "Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?"

    49He stretched out his hand towards his disciples, and said, "Behold, my mother and my brothers!

    50For whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother."

  • Luke 8:19-21
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    19His mother and brothers came to him, and they could not come near him for the crowd.

    20It was told him by some saying, "Your mother and your brothers stand outside, desiring to see you."

    21But he answered them, "My mother and my brothers are these who hear the word of God, and do it."

  • Mark 3:30-35
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    30--because they said, "He has an unclean spirit."

    31His mother and his brothers came, and standing outside, they sent to him, calling him.

    32A multitude was sitting around him, and they told him, "Behold, your mother, your brothers, and your sisters are outside looking for you."

    33He answered them, "Who are my mother and my brothers?"

    34Looking around at those who sat around him, he said, "Behold, my mother and my brothers!

    35For whoever does the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother."

  • Matt 13:55-56
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    55Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?

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  • John 2:12
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    12After this, he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, his brothers, and his disciples; and they stayed there a few days.

  • Mark 6:3-4
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    48When they saw him, they were astonished, and his mother said to him, "Son, why have you treated us this way? Behold, your father and I were anxiously looking for you."

  • John 19:25-27
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    26Therefore when Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing there, he said to his mother, "Woman, behold your son!"

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  • Matt 20:20
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  • Matt 27:56
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    56Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

  • Acts 1:14
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  • John 7:5
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    5For even his brothers didn't believe in him.

  • John 7:3
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    3His brothers therefore said to him, "Depart from here, and go into Judea, that your disciples also may see your works which you do.

  • Mark 3:21
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    21When his friends heard it, they went out to seize him: for they said, "He is insane."

  • Luke 11:27
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  • Luke 2:44
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  • John 6:42
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  • Mark 4:10
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  • Luke 14:25-26
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    25Now great multitudes were going with him. He turned and said to them,

    26"If anyone comes to me, and doesn't disregard his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he can't be my disciple.

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  • Luke 20:45
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    45In the hearing of all the people, he said to his disciples,

  • Luke 22:47
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    47While he was still speaking, behold, a multitude, and he who was called Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He came near to Jesus to kiss him.

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    20You sit and speak against your brother. You slander your own mother's son.

  • Ps 69:8
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    8I have become a stranger to my brothers, an alien to my mother's children.

  • Mark 13:12
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  • Matt 15:10
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    10He summoned the multitude, and said to them, "Hear, and understand.

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  • Mark 1:29
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  • Matt 26:47
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    47While he was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs, from the chief priest and elders of the people.

  • John 2:1
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  • Matt 4:21
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    21Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. He called them.