Matthew 12:49-50

49And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, Here are my mother and my brothers! 50For awhoever bdoes the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”

Matthew 18:5-6

5 cWhoever receives one such child in my name receives me, 6but dwhoever causes one of these elittle ones who believe in me to sin,
Greek  causes . . . to stumble; also verses 8, 9
it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.


Matthew 18:10

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

10See that you do not despise gone of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven htheir angels always isee the face of my Father who is in heaven.
Some manuscripts add verse 11: For the Son of Man came to save the lost

Matthew 28:10

10Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; kgo and tell lmy brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”

Mark 3:34-35

34And mlooking about at those who sat around him, he said, Here are my mother and my brothers! 35 nFor whoever odoes the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother.”

John 20:17

17Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to pmy brothers and say to them, q‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to rmy God and your God.’”

Hebrews 2:11-15

11For she who sanctifies and tthose who are sanctified uall have one source.
Greek  all are of one
That is why he is not ashamed to call them wbrothers,
Or  brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to men or to both men and women who are siblings (brothers and sisters) in God’s family, the church; also verse 12
12saying,

y“I will tell of your name to my brothers;
in the midst of the zcongregation I will sing your praise.”
13And again,

aaI will put my trust in him.”
And again,

abBehold, I and the children acGod has given me.”
14Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise adpartook of the same things, that aethrough death he might afdestroy agthe one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, 15and deliver all those who ahthrough fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery.

Hebrews 6:10

10For aiGod is not unjust so as to overlook ajyour work and the love that you have shown for his name in akserving the saints, as you still do.
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