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Matthew 12:49

And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, and said: Behold my mother, and behold my brothers!

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!

In Context

48But he replied, and said to him that informed him: Who is my mother? and who are my brothers?

50For every one that doeth the good pleasure of my Father who is in heaven, that person is my brother, and my sister, and my mother.

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Cross References

Matthew 28:7And then go quickly, tell his disciples, that he is risen from the dead; and lo, he precedeth you to Galilee; there will ye see him. Behold, I have told you.

John 17:8For, the words thou gavest to me, I have given to them; and they have received them, and have known certainly, that I came from thy presence; and they have believed that thou didst send me.

John 20:17Jesus said to her: Touch me not; for not yet have I 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.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 12:47-50

Who Are Christ's Relations. 46 While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him. 47 Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee. 48 But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? 49 And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! 50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the… Read the whole commentary →

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