50For 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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And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.
For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.
And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 46-50)Many excellent, useful sayings came from the mouth of our Lord Jesus upon particular occasions; even his digressions were instructive, as well as his set discourses: as here, Observe, I. How Christ was interrupted in his preaching by his mother and his brethren , that stood without, desiring to speak with him ( Matt. 12:40 , 47 ); which desire of theirs was conveyed to him through the crowd. It is…
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