Mat 12:46-50, Mar 3:31-35 | ISV | STEP | The True Family of Jesus While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to him.

Matthew 12:46-50

46 The True Family of Jesus Mark 3:31-35; Luke 8:19-21While Jesus ^{▼▼Lit. he} was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to him.Matt 13:55; Mark 3:31; 6:3; Luke 8:19-21; John 2:12; Acts 1:14; 1Cor 9:5; Gal 1:19 47 Someone told him, “Look! Your mother and your brothers are standing outside asking to speak to you.” ^{▼▼Other mss. lack this verse}

48 He asked the man who told him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” 49 Then pointing with his hand at his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! 50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”John 15:14; Gal 5:6; 6:15; Col 3:11; Heb 2:11

Mark 3:31-35

31 The True Family of Jesus Matthew 12:46-50; Luke 8:19-21Then his mother and his brothers arrived. They stood outside and sent word ^{▼▼The Gk. lacks word} to him and called for him.Matt 12:46; Luke 8:19 32 A crowd was sitting around him. They said to him, “Look! Your mother and your brothers ^{▼▼Other mss. read your brothers and sisters} are outside asking for you.”

33 He answered them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” 34 Then looking at the people sitting around him, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! 35 For whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.”