Mat 12:46-50 | PNT | STEP | [His] mother and his brethren . On the brethren of the Lord, see PNT . His brethren did not yet believe in him. Compare .

Matthew 12:46-50

[His] mother and his brethren. On the brethren of the Lord, see PNT Mt 13:55. His brethren did not yet believe in him. Compare Mr 3:31-35 Lu 8:19,21. Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? An allusion to his Divine character, which lifted him above the ordinary ties of the flesh. Behold my mother and my brethren! His real relatives are those bound to him by spiritual ties. The same is my brother. Not those with fleshly ties, but those who do the will of his Father in heaven. Such become God's spiritual children, and thus become spiritually related to the Son of God. It will be observed that there is no hint of adoration of Mary, his mother, here, or elsewhere in the Scriptures. That she was immaculately born, as the "Queen of Heaven" and the "Mother of God", is a Catholic fable.