Verse 48

To the one who had said this, Jesus replied,“Who is my mother and who are my brothers?”

Referenced Verses

• Deut 33:9 : 9 He said to his father and mother,“I have not seen him,” and he did not acknowledge his own brothers or know his own children, for they kept your word, and guarded your covenant.
• Matt 10:37 : 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.
• Mark 3:32-33 : 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?”
• Luke 2:49 : 49 But he replied,“Why were you looking for me? Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s house?”
• Luke 2:52 : 52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and with people.
• John 2:3-4 : 3 When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to him,“They have no wine left.” 4 Jesus replied,“Woman, why are you saying this to me? My time has not yet come.”
• 2 Cor 5:16 : 16 So then from now on we acknowledge no one from an outward human point of view. Even though we have known Christ from such a human point of view, now we do not know him in that way any longer.