Mark 3:31-35
Chapter 3
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Jesus’ Mother and Brothers
Then his mother and brothers arrived. While they stood outside, they sent someone to call him.32
The crowd sitting around Jesus told him:
“Your mother and your brothers are outside asking for you.”
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He asked:
“Who are my mother and my brothers?”
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And looking around at everyone seated there, he said:
“Here are my mother and my brothers.
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Whoever does the will of God is my brother, sister, and mother.”
Commentaries
Jesus’ Mother and Brothers.
Jesus uses his family’s visit as an opportunity to teach a fundamental truth: his true family goes beyond biological and ethnic boundaries and includes all men and women who do God’s will.