Mark 3:33

He answered them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?”

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In The King James Version

And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?

In Context

32A crowd was sitting around him and they said to him, “Your mother and your brothers are outside, and they are looking for you.”

34He looked around at those who were sitting in a circle around him and said, “See, here are my mother and my brothers!

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 33:9The man who said about his father and mother, “I have not seen them.” 1 Neither did he acknowledge his brothers, 1 nor did he take account of his own children. 1 For he guarded your word 1 and kept your covenant. 1

Mark 6:3“Is this not the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are his sisters not here with us?” They were offended by Jesus.

John 2:4Jesus said to her, “Woman, why do you come to me? My time has not yet come.”

2 Corinthians 5:16For this reason, from now on we do not judge anyone according to human standards, even though we once regarded Christ in this way. But now we do not judge anyone in this way any longer.

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 →

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