Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.” New Living Translation Anyone who does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother!” English Standard Version For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.” Berean Standard Bible For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.” Berean Literal Bible For whoever shall do the will of My Father who is in the heavens, he is My brother and sister and mother." King James Bible For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother. New King James Version For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.” New American Standard Bible For whoever does the will of My Father who is in heaven, he is My brother, and sister, and mother.” NASB 1995 “For whoever does the will of My Father who is in heaven, he is My brother and sister and mother.” NASB 1977 “For whoever does the will of My Father who is in heaven, he is My brother and sister and mother.” Legacy Standard Bible For whoever does the will of My Father who is in heaven, he is My brother and sister and mother.” Amplified Bible For whoever does the will of My Father who is in heaven [by believing in Me, and following Me] is My brother and sister and mother.” Christian Standard Bible For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.” Holman Christian Standard Bible For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven, that person is My brother and sister and mother.” American Standard Version For whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother. Contemporary English Version Anyone who obeys my Father in heaven is my brother or sister or mother." English Revised Version For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother. GOD'S WORD® Translation Whoever does what my Father in heaven wants is my brother and sister and mother." Good News Translation Whoever does what my Father in heaven wants is my brother, my sister, and my mother." International Standard Version because whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother." Majority Standard Bible For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.” NET Bible For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother." New Heart English Bible For whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother." Webster's Bible Translation For whoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother. Weymouth New Testament To obey my Father who is in Heaven--that is to be my brother and my sister and my mother." World English Bible For whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor whoever may do the will of My Father who is in the heavens, He is My brother, and sister, and mother.” Berean Literal Bible For whoever shall do the will of My Father who is in the heavens, he is My brother and sister and mother." Young's Literal Translation for whoever may do the will of my Father who is in the heavens, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.' Smith's Literal Translation For whoever should do the will of my Father, him in the heavens, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor whosoever shall do the will of my Father, that is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother. Catholic Public Domain Version For anyone who does the will of my Father, who is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.” New American Bible For whoever does the will of my heavenly Father is my brother, and sister, and mother.” New Revised Standard Version For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor whoever does the will of my Father in heaven, he is my brother and my sister and my mother. Aramaic Bible in Plain English “For everyone who does the will of my Father who is in Heaven, the same is my brother and my sister and my mother.” NT Translations Anderson New TestamentFor whoever will do the will of my Father who is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother. Godbey New Testament Haweis New Testament For whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother. Mace New Testament for whosoever shall do the will of my father, who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother. Weymouth New Testament To obey my Father who is in Heaven--that is to be my brother and my sister and my mother." Worrell New Testament Worsley New Testament Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jesus' Mother and Brothers…49Pointing to His disciples, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers. 50For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.” Cross References Mark 3:35 For whoever does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.” Luke 8:21 But He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and carry it out.” John 15:14 You are My friends if you do what I command you. John 14:21 Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.” John 14:23 Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. Romans 8:14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. Romans 8:29 For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers. Galatians 3:26 You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Galatians 4:5-7 to redeem those under the law, that we might receive our adoption as sons. / And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” / So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, you are also an heir through God. Ephesians 2:19 Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household, Hebrews 2:11 For both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers. 1 John 3:1 Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him. 1 John 3:10 By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother. 1 John 5:1 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him. Genesis 12:1-3 Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you. / I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. / I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.” Treasury of Scripture For whoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother. do. Matthew 7:20,21 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them… Matthew 17:5 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. Mark 3:35 For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother. the same. Matthew 25:40,45 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me… Matthew 28:10 Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me. Psalm 22:22 I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee. and sister. Song of Solomon 4:9,10,12 Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck… Song of Solomon 5:1,2 I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved… 1 Corinthians 9:5 Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas? and mother. John 19:26,27 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! … 1 Timothy 5:2 The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity. Jump to Previous Heaven Heavens Mother Obey Pleasure SisterJump to Next Heaven Heavens Mother Obey Pleasure SisterMatthew 12 1. Jesus reproves the blindness of the Pharisees concerning the Sabbath,3. by scripture, 9. by reason, 13. and by a miracle. 22. He heals a man possessed that was blind and mute; 24. and confronting the absurd charge of casting out demons by Beelzebub, 32. he shows that blasphemy against the Holy Spirit shall never be forgiven. 36. Account shall be made of idle words. 38. He rebukes the unfaithful, who seek after a sign, 46. and shows who is his brother, sister, and mother. For whoever This phrase opens the verse with an inclusive invitation. The Greek word for "whoever" is "hos," which implies an open-ended call to all people, regardless of their background or status. This universality is significant in the context of Jesus' ministry, which often broke social and religious barriers. Historically, this would have been a radical statement, as Jewish society was deeply hierarchical and exclusive. does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother Sister, and mother.--The special mention of the sister suggests the thought that those who bore that name had joined the mother and the brethren in their attempt to interrupt the divine work. Verse 50. - For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same (he, Revised Version; αὐτός: ch. 1:21, note) is my brother, and sister, and mother. He is fall; he sums up in himself all such relations. Observe that our Lord does not raise the question whether or not his mother and brethren now believed on him. He is only speaking of the claims of relationship as such. From Mark 3:21, however (which seems to refer to the same occasion), we may conclude that the motive for this endeavour to interrupt him lay in unbelief. If so, Mary was either unaware of this or had herself been over-persuaded into momentary impatience (John 2:3) and distrust. If the latter alternative be adopted, she forms a parallel to the Baptist (Matthew 11:3, note). |
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