Mat 12:46-50 | NASB1995 | STEP | While He was still speaking to the crowds , behold , His mother and brothers were standing outside , seeking to speak to Him.

a Matt 12:46-50: Mark 3:31-35; Luke 8:19-21

b Matt 1:18; 2:11ff; 13:55; Luke 1:43; 2:33f, 48, 51; John 2:1, 5, 12; 19:25f; Acts 1:14

c Matt 13:55; Mark 6:3; John 2:12; 7:3, 5, 10; Acts 1:14; 1 Cor 9:5; Gal 1:19

Matthew 12:46-50

Changed Relationships

46 ^aWhile He was still speaking to the crowds, behold, His ^bmother and ^cbrothers were standing outside, seeking to speak to Him. 47 Someone said to Him, “Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside seeking to speak to You.” ^{▼▼ This verse is not found in early mss} 48 But ^{▼▼ Lit He}Jesus answered the one who was telling Him and said, “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.”