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Matthew 12:49
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47 Then one said to Him, “Look, aYour mother and Your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak with You.”  
48 But He answered and said to the one who told Him, “Who is My mother and who are My brothers?”
49 And He stretched out His hand toward His disciples and said, “Here are My mother and My abrothers!  
50 For awhoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.” 
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Matthew 12:49

Behold my mother and my brothers (idou h mhthr mou kai oi adelfoi mou). A dramatic wave of the hand towards his disciples (learners) accompanied these words. Jesus loved his mother and brothers, but they were not to interfere in his Messianic work. The real spiritual family of Jesus included all who follow him. But it was hard for Mary to go back to Nazareth and leave Jesus with the excited throng so great that he was not even stopping to eat (Mark 3:20).




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Matthew 12:49:

Luke 8:19
John 7:5

 

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