True Relationships

46 He(A) was still speaking to the crowds when suddenly His mother and brothers were standing outside wanting to speak to Him.(B) 47 Someone told Him, “Look, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to You.”[a]

48 But He replied to the one who told Him, “Who is My mother and who are My brothers?” 49 And stretching out His hand toward His disciples,(C) He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers! 50 For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven, that person is My brother and sister and mother.”(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 12:47 Other mss omit this v.

46 While he autos was still eti speaking laleō to the ho people ochlos, · ho his autos mother mētēr and kai · ho his autos brothers adelphos stood histēmi outside exō, wanting zēteō to speak laleō to him autos. 47 And de someone tis said legō to him autos, “ Look idou, your sy · ho mother mētēr and kai your sy · ho brothers adelphos are standing histēmi outside exō, waiting zēteō to speak laleō with you sy.” 48 But de he ho answered apokrinomai, saying legō to the ho one who had told legō him autos, “ Who tis is eimi · ho my egō mother mētēr? And kai who tis are eimi · ho my egō brothers adelphos?” 49 And kai stretching ekteinō out · ho his autos hand cheir toward epi · ho his autos disciples mathētēs, he said legō, “ Look idou, here are · ho my egō mother mētēr and kai · ho my egō brothers adelphos! 50 For gar whoever hostis does poieō the ho will thelēma of ho my egō Father patēr · ho in en heaven ouranos, he autos is eimi my egō brother adelphos and kai sister adelphē and kai mother mētēr.”

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