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Jesus’ Mother and Brothers

Matthew 12:50

In 9 translations

BSB
For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
KJV
For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
WEB
For whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.”
ASV
For whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.
LSV
For whoever may do the will of My Father who is in the heavens, He is My brother, and sister, and mother.”
YLT
for whoever may do the will of my Father who is in the heavens, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.'
DBY
for whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in [the] heavens, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.
DRC
For whosoever shall do the will of my Father, that is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.
GNV
For whosoeuer shall doe my Fathers will which is in heauen, the same is my brother and sister and mother.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ὅστις γὰρ ἂν ποιήσῃ τὸ θέλημα τοῦ πατρός μου τοῦ ἐν οὐρανοῖς, αὐτός μου ἀδελφὸς καὶ ἀδελφὴ καὶ μήτηρ ἐστίν.
RP2018
Ὅστις γὰρ ἂν ποιήσῃ τὸ θέλημα τοῦ πατρός μου τοῦ ἐν οὐρανοῖς, αὐτός μου ἀδελφὸς καὶ ἀδελφὴ καὶ μήτηρ ἐστίν.
TR-Boyd
Ὅστις γὰρ ἂν ποιήσῃ τὸ θέλημα τοῦ πατρός μου τοῦ ἐν οὐρανοῖς, αὐτός μου ἀδελφὸς καὶ ἀδελφὴ καὶ μήτηρ ἐστίν.
SCR1894
οστις γαρ αν ποιηση το θελημα του πατρος μου του εν ουρανοις αυτος μου αδελφος και αδελφη και μητηρ εστιν

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Luke 8:21But He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and carry it out.”
  • Mark 3:35For whoever does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.”
  • John 15:14You are My friends if you do what I command you.
  • Matthew 28:10“Do not be afraid,” said Jesus. “Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see Me.”
  • 1 John 3:23–24And this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we should love one another just as He commanded us. Whoever keeps His commandments remains in God, and God in him. And by…
  • Luke 11:27–28As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and blessed are the breasts that nursed You!” But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the…
  • 1 John 2:17The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.
  • James 1:21–22Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls. Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving…
  • Hebrews 2:11–17For both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers. He says: “I will proclaim Your name to My brothers; I will sing Your praises in the…
  • John 6:40For it is My Father’s will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”
  • John 6:29Jesus replied, “The work of God is this: to believe in the One He has sent.”
  • Romans 8:29For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
  • Matthew 7:20–21So then, by their fruit you will recognize them. Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
  • John 19:26–27When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, here is your son.” Then He said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” So from that hour, this disciple took her…
  • Matthew 25:40And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’
  • John 20:17“Do not cling to Me,” Jesus said, “for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go and tell My brothers, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’”

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