33 Jesus replied, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?”

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33 “Who are my mother and my brothers?” he asked.

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Then they scoffed, “He’s just a carpenter, the son of Mary[a] and the brother of James, Joseph,[b] Judas, and Simon. And his sisters live right here among us.” They were deeply offended and refused to believe in him.

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  1. 6:3a Some manuscripts read He’s just the son of the carpenter and of Mary.
  2. 6:3b Most manuscripts read Joses; see Matt 13:55.

Isn’t this the carpenter? Isn’t this Mary’s son and the brother of James, Joseph,[a] Judas and Simon?(A) Aren’t his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him.(B)

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  1. Mark 6:3 Greek Joses, a variant of Joseph

21 When his family heard what was happening, they tried to take him away. “He’s out of his mind,” they said.

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21 When his family[a] heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.”(A)

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  1. Mark 3:21 Or his associates

The Levites obeyed your word
    and guarded your covenant.
They were more loyal to you
    than to their own parents.
They ignored their relatives
    and did not acknowledge their own children.

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He said of his father and mother,(A)
    ‘I have no regard for them.’
He did not recognize his brothers
    or acknowledge his own children,
but he watched over your word
    and guarded your covenant.(B)

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16 So we have stopped evaluating others from a human point of view. At one time we thought of Christ merely from a human point of view. How differently we know him now!

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16 So from now on we regard no one from a worldly(A) point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.

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and Jesus’ brothers said to him, “Leave here and go to Judea, where your followers can see your miracles! You can’t become famous if you hide like this! If you can do such wonderful things, show yourself to the world!” For even his brothers didn’t believe in him.

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Jesus’ brothers(A) said to him, “Leave Galilee and go to Judea, so that your disciples there may see the works you do. No one who wants to become a public figure acts in secret. Since you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.” For even his own brothers did not believe in him.(B)

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“Dear woman, that’s not our problem,” Jesus replied. “My time has not yet come.”

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“Woman,[a](A) why do you involve me?”(B) Jesus replied. “My hour(C) has not yet come.”

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  1. John 2:4 The Greek for Woman does not denote any disrespect.

49 “But why did you need to search?” he asked. “Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s house?”[a]

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  1. 2:49 Or “Didn’t you realize that I should be involved with my Father’s affairs?”

49 “Why were you searching for me?” he asked. “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?”[a](A)

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  1. Luke 2:49 Or be about my Father’s business