Matthew 12:48-50

12:48 To the one who had said this, Jesus¹ replied,² “Who is my mother and who are my brothers?” 12:49 And pointing³ toward his disciples he said, “Here⁴ are my mother and my brothers! 12:50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is⁵ my brother and sister and mother.”

Matthew 25:40

25:40 And the king will answer them,⁶ ‘I tell you the truth,⁷ just as you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters⁸ of mine, you did it for me.’

Matthew 25:45

25:45 Then he will answer them,⁹ ‘I tell you the truth,¹⁰ just as you did not do it for one of the least of these, you did not do it for me.’

Mark 3:33-35

3:33 He answered them and said, “Who are my mother and my brothers?”¹¹ 3:34 And looking at those who were sitting around him in a circle, he said, “Here¹² are my mother and my brothers! 3:35 For whoever does the will of God is¹³ my brother and sister and mother.”

John 20:17

20:17 Jesus replied,¹⁴ “Do not touch me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father. Go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”

Romans 8:29

8:29 because those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that his Son¹⁵ would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.¹⁶

Hebrews 2:11-18

2:11 For indeed he who makes holy and those being made holy all have the same origin,¹⁷ and so¹⁸ he is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters,¹⁹ 2:12 saying, “I will proclaim your name to my brothers;²⁰ in the midst of the assembly I will praise you.”²¹ 2:13 Again he says,²² “I will be confident in him,” and again, “Here I am,²³ with²⁴ the children God has given me.”²⁵ 2:14 Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, he likewise shared in²⁶ their humanity,²⁷ so that through death he could destroy²⁸ the one who holds the power of death (that is, the devil), 2:15 and set free those who were held in slavery all their lives by their fear of death. 2:16 For surely his concern is not for angels, but he is concerned for Abraham’s descendants. 2:17 Therefore he had²⁹ to be made like his brothers and sisters³⁰ in every respect, so that he could become a merciful and faithful high priest in things relating to God, to make atonement³¹ for the sins of the people. 2:18 For since he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted.

¹tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

²tn Grk “And answering, he said to the one who had said this.” This construction is somewhat redundant in English and has been simplified in the translation. Here δέ (de) at the beginning of the clause has not been translated.

³tn Grk “extending his hand.”

⁴tn Grk “Behold my mother and my brothers.”

⁵tn The pleonastic pronoun αὐτός (autos, “he”) which precedes this verb has not been translated.

⁷tn Grk “answering, the king will say to them.” This is somewhat redundant and has been simplified in the translation.

⁸tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

⁹tn Grk “brothers,” but the Greek word may be used for “brothers and sisters” (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 1, where considerable nonbiblical evidence for the plural ἀδελφοί [adelfoi] meaning “brothers and sisters” is cited). In this context Jesus is ultimately speaking of his “followers” (whether men or women, adults or children), but the familial connotation of “brothers and sisters” is also important to retain here.

⁹tn Grk “answer them, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

¹⁰tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

¹¹tn Grk “Who is my mother and my brothers?” The use of the singular verb ἐστιν (estin) here singles out Mary above Jesus’ brothers, giving her special prominence (see ExSyn 401-2). This is slightly unnatural in English since the predicate nominative is plural, though, so a plural verb was used in the translation.

¹³tn Grk “Behold my mother and my brothers.”

¹⁵tn The pleonastic pronoun οὗτος (Jouto", “this one”) which precedes this verb has not been translated.

¹⁷tn Grk “Jesus said to her.”

¹⁹tn Grk “he”; the referent (God’s Son) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

²⁰tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:13.

²¹tn Grk “are all from one.”

²²tn Grk “for which reason.”

²³tn Grk “brothers,” but the Greek word may be used for “brothers and sisters” as here (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 1, where considerable nonbiblical evidence for the plural ἀδελφοί [adelfoi] meaning “brothers and sisters” is cited). The context here also indicates both men and women are in view; note especially the collective τὰ παιδία (ta paidia) in v. 14.

²³tn Here, because of its occurrence in an OT quotation, τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς (tois adelfois) has been translated simply as “brothers” rather than “brothers and sisters” (see the note on the latter phrase in the previous verse).

²⁴sn A quotation from Ps 22:22.

²⁵tn Grk “and again,” as a continuation of the preceding.

²⁶tn Grk “behold, I,” but this construction often means “here is/there is” (cf. BDAG 468 s.v. ἰδού 2).

²⁷tn Grk “and.”

²⁸sn A quotation from Isa 8:17-18.

²⁷tn Or “partook of” (this is a different word than the one in v. 14a).

²⁸tn Grk “the same.”

²⁹tn Or “break the power of,” “reduce to nothing.”

²⁹tn Or “he was obligated.”

³⁰tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 2:11.

³¹tn Or “propitiation.”