Mark 3:34
And looking round about on them who sat about him, he saith: Behold my mother and my brethren.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 answering them, he said: Who is my mother and my brethren?
35For whosoever shall do the will of God, he is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
Cross References
Song of Solomon 4:9Thou hast wounded my heart, my sister, my spouse, thou hast wounded my heart with one of thy eyes, and with one hair of thy neck.
Matthew 12:49And stretching forth his hand towards his disciples, he said: Behold my mother and my brethren.
Matthew 28:10Then Jesus said to them: Fear not. Go, tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, there they shall see me.
John 20:17Jesus saith to her: Do not touch me, for I am not yet ascended to my Father. But go to my brethren, and say to them: I ascend to my Father and to your Father, to my God and your God.
Hebrews 2:11For both he that sanctifieth, and they who are sanctified, are all of one. For which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, saying:
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 →