True Relationships

31 His(A) mother(B) and his brothers(C) came, and standing outside, they sent word to him and called him. 32 A crowd was sitting around him and told him, “Look, your mother, your brothers,(D) and your sisters[a] are outside asking for you.”

33 He replied to them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” 34 Looking at those sitting in a circle around him, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers!(E) 35 Whoever does the will of God(F) is my brother and sister and mother.”

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Footnotes

  1. 3:32 Other mss omit and your sisters

Jesus’ Mother and Brothers

31 And his mother and his brothers arrived, and standing outside, they sent word to him to summon him. 32 And a crowd was sitting around him, and they told him, “Behold, your mother and your brothers[a] are outside looking for you.” 33 And he answered them and[b] said, “Who is my mother or[c] my brothers?” 34 And looking around at those who were sitting around him in a circle, he said, “Behold, my mother and my brothers! 35 For whoever does the will of God, this person is my brother and sister and mother.”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 3:32 Some manuscripts add “and your sisters”
  2. Mark 3:33 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
  3. Mark 3:33 Some manuscripts have “and”