Changed Relationships

46 (A)While He was still speaking to the crowds, behold, His (B)mother and (C)brothers were standing outside, seeking to speak to Him. 47 [[a]Someone said to Him, “Look, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak to You.”] 48 But [b]Jesus replied to the one who was telling Him and said, “Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?” 49 And extending His hand toward His disciples, He said, “Behold: My mother and My brothers! 50 For whoever does the will of My Father who is in heaven, he is My brother, and sister, and mother.”

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Notas al pie

  1. Matthew 12:47 This verse is not found in early mss
  2. Matthew 12:48 Lit He

Jesus’ Mother and Brothers

46 And[a] while[b] he was still speaking to the crowds, behold, his mother and brothers were standing there outside, desiring to speak to him. 47 And someone told him, “Behold, your mother and your brothers are standing there outside desiring to speak to you.” 48 But he answered and[c] said to the one who told him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” 49 And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Behold my mother and my brothers! 50 For whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother and sister and mother.”

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Notas al pie

  1. Matthew 12:46 Some manuscripts omit “And”
  2. Matthew 12:46 Here “while” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“speaking”)
  3. Matthew 12:48 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb