Mat 12:46-50, Mar 3:21, 31-35 | ESV | STEP | While he was still speaking to the people , behold , his mother and his brothers stood outside , asking to speak to him .

Matthew 12:46-50

Jesus’ Mother and Brothers

46 While he was still speaking to the people, behold, ^ahis mother and his ^bbrothers stood outside, asking to speak to him. ^{▼▼Some manuscripts insert verse 47: Someone told him, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, asking to speak to you”} 48 But he replied to the man who told him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” 49 And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! 50 For ^dwhoever ^edoes the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”

Mark 3:21

21 ^fAnd when ^ghis family heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, “He ^his out of his mind.”

Mark 3:31-35

Jesus’ Mother and Brothers

31 ⁱAnd his mother and his ^jbrothers came, and standing outside they sent to him and called him. 32 And a crowd was sitting around him, and they said to him, “Your mother and your brothers ^{▼▼Other early manuscripts add and your sisters} are outside, seeking you.” 33 And he answered them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” 34 And ^llooking about at those who sat around him, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! 35 ^mFor whoever ⁿdoes the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother.”