Mark 3:35
For whoever shall do the pleasure of God, he is my brother, and my sister, and my mother.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
In Context
34And he looked upon those who sat by him, and said: Behold my mother! and, behold my brothers!
Cross References
John 7:17He that wisheth to do his pleasure, will understand my doctrine, whether it is from God, or whether I speak from my own pleasure.
1 John 2:17And the world is passing away, both it and the lust thereof; but he that doeth the pleasure of God, abideth for ever.
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 →