Matthew 12:46-50
Jesus’ True Family
12:46 While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and brothers came and stood outside, asking to speak to him.
12:47 Someone told him, “Look, your mother and your brothers are standing outside wanting to speak to you.”
12:48 To the one who had said this, Jesus replied, “Who is my mother and who are my brothers?”
12:49 And pointing toward his disciples he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers!
12:50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”
Matthew 13:55
13:55 Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother named Mary?
And aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
Mark 6:3
6:3 Isn’t this the carpenter, the son
of Mary
and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And aren’t his sisters here with us?” And so they took offense at him.
Luke 6:15
6:15 Matthew, Thomas,
James the son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called the Zealot,
John 2:12
Cleansing the Temple
2:12 After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother and brothers and his disciples, and they stayed there a few days.
Acts 1:14
1:14 All these continued together in prayer with one mind, together with the women, along with Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
Galatians 1:19
1:19 But I saw none of the other apostles
except James the Lord’s brother.