Mark 3:34
And looking around in a circuit at those that were sitting around him, he says, Behold my mother and my brethren:
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
In Context
33And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother or my brethren?
35for whosoever shall do the will of God, *he* is my brother, and sister, and mother.
Cross References
Song of Solomon 4:9Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, [my] spouse; Thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, With one chain of thy neck.
Matthew 12:49And, stretching out his hand to his disciples, he said, Behold my mother and my brethren;
Matthew 28:10Then Jesus says to them, Fear not; go, bring word to my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there they shall see me.
John 20:17Jesus says to her, Touch me not, for I have not yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brethren and say to them, I ascend to my Father and your Father, and [to] my God and your God.
Hebrews 2:11For both he that sanctifies and those sanctified [are] all of one; for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,
Matthew Henry on Mark 3:32-35
The Family of Christ. 31 There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him. 32 And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee. 33 And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren? 34 And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! 35 For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother. Here is, 1. The… Read the whole commentary →