He answered them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?”
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He answered them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?”
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And he answered them sayinge: who is my mother and my brethren?
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But hee answered them, saying, Who is my mother and my brethren?
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Passages linked to Mark 3:33 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Deuteronomy 33:9 He said of his father, and of his mother, ‘I have not seen him.’ He didn’t acknowledge his brothers, nor did he know his own children; for they have observed your word, and keep your covenant.
- Mark 3:21 When his friends heard it, they went out to seize him; for they said, “He is insane.”
- Mark 6:3 Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judah, and Simon? Aren’t his sisters here with us?” They were offended at him.
- 2 Corinthians 5:16 Therefore we know no one after the flesh from now on. Even though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now we know him so no more.
- Luke 2:49 He said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s house?”
- John 2:4 Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does that have to do with you and me? My hour has not yet come.”
- John 7:3-5 His brothers therefore said to him, “Depart from here and go into Judea, that your disciples also may see your works which you do. For no one does anything in secret while he seeks to be known openly. If you do these things, reveal yourself to the world.” For even his brothers didn’t believe in him.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 33 And he answered them, saying, Who is my…
33 And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?
Ver. 33. Who is my mother, &c.] Bishop Ridley is likewise said to have been very kind to his kinsfolks, yet not bearing with them any otherwise than right would require. (Acts and Mon.)
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34 And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
35 For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 33. Who is my mother?] See on Mt…
Verse 33. Who is my mother?] See on Mt 12:46-50.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Our Lord does not refuse to go out through…
Our Lord does not refuse to go out through any, the least, inattention to his mother; he wishes hereby, to teach us the preference we should give to the business of our heavenly Father, before that of our earthly parents. Neither does he consider his brethren as beneath his attention, but prefers spiritual before temporal duties; and shews us, that a religious union of hearts and feelings is far more lasting, and better rooted than any other ties of affinity or friendship whatsoever. (Ven. Bede)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 33. Who is] It is thought that the “brethren”…
33. Who is] It is thought that the “brethren” wished to share in His fame, and to prove to the people their connection with Him and their influence over Him. But the tenderness of His love for His earthly mother, which He displayed so clearly upon the Cross, only brings out in stronger relief the devotion, with which He gave Himself up to the performance of the Will of His Father in heaven and the furtherance of His glory. “He despises not His Mother, He places before her His Father.” Bengel.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Who are my mother and my brothers?
Who are my mother and my brothers?
Jesus uses this question to teach the people. AT: "I will tell you who are really my mother and brothers" (See: Rhetorical Question)
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whoever does ... that person is
"those who do ... they are"
that person is my brother, and sister, and mother
This is a metaphor that means Jesus' disciples belong to Jesus' spiritual family. This is more important than belonging to his physical family. AT: "that person is like a brother, sister, or mother to me" (See: Metaphor)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 3:33-34 In God’s Kingdom, one’s true relatives are determined…
3:33-34 In God’s Kingdom, one’s true relatives are determined not by blood but by a faith relationship (see also 10:29-30).
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