KJV King James Version
And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
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Matthew 12:49
And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Pointing to His disciples, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers.
WEB World English Bible
He stretched out his hand towards his disciples, and said, “Behold, my mother and my brothers!
ASV American Standard Version
And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, and said, Behold, my mother and my brethren!
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And having stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, he said, ‘Lo, my mother and my brethren!
Surrounding context — Matthew 12
46 While he yet talked to the people, behold, [his] mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.
47 Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.
48 But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?
49 And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
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καὶG2532 · kaiandἐκτείναςG1614 · ekteinōto stretch outτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoχεῖραG5495 · cheirhandαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoμαθητὰςG3101 · mathētēsdiscipleαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heεἶπεν·G2036 · eiponto sayἰδοὺG2400 · idoulook!ἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoμήτηρG3384 · mētērmotherμουG3165 · memeκαὶG2532 · kaiandοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀδελφοίG80 · adelphosbrotherμου.G3165 · meme
Cross-references
Mark 3:34And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!John 17:8-9For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received [them], and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.John 20:17-20Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and [to] my God, and your God.Matthew 28:7And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.John 17:20Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
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