³⁴ And ^(A)looking about at those who sat around him, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers!

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²⁷ As he said these things, ^(A)a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, ^(B)“Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts at which you nursed!” ²⁸ But he said, ^(C)“Blessed rather are those ^(D)who hear the word of God and ^(E)keep it!”

⁴⁹ And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! ⁵⁰ For ^(A)whoever ^(B)does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”

²⁹ For those whom he ^(A)foreknew he also ^(B)predestined ^(C)to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be ^(D)the firstborn among many brothers.

¹¹ For ^(A)he who sanctifies and ^(B)those who are sanctified ^(C)all have one source.^[a] That is why he is not ashamed to call them ^(D)brothers,^{[b] 12} saying,

¹⁷ Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to ^(A)my brothers and say to them, ^(B)‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to ^(C)my God and your God.’”

¹⁰ Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; ^(A)go and tell ^(B)my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”

⁴⁰ And ^(A)the King will answer them, ^(B)‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these ^(C)my brothers,^[a] you did it to me.’

⁴¹ “Then he will say to those on his left, ^(D)‘Depart from me, you ^(E)cursed, into ^(F)the eternal fire prepared for ^(G)the devil and his angels. ⁴² For ^(H)I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, ⁴³ I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ ⁴⁴ Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ ⁴⁵ Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, ^(I)you did not do it to me.’