He lived in the wilderness of Paran. His mother found a wife for him from the land of Egypt.

“But Esau my brother is a hairy man,” Jacob protested to his mother Rebekah, “and I have smooth skin!

except for his close relative who is near to him: his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother,

his father and mother must seize him and bring him to the elders at the gate of his city.

‘Cursed is the one who disrespects his father and mother.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’

The king responded, “Give the first woman the living child; don’t kill him. She is the mother.”

He said to his father, “My head! My head!” His father told a servant, “Carry him to his mother.”

He followed in the footsteps of Ahab’s dynasty, for his mother gave him evil advice.

The one who robs his father and chases away his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.

The one who curses his father and his mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the blackest darkness.

A rod and reproof impart wisdom, but a child who is unrestrained brings shame to his mother.

As a mother consoles a child, so I will console you, and you will be consoled over Jerusalem.”

and say: “‘What a lioness was your mother among the lions! She lay among young lions; she reared her cubs.

Then he got up, took the child and his mother during the night, and went to Egypt.

So he got up and took the child and his mother and returned to the land of Israel.

To the one who had said this, Jesus replied, “Who is my mother and who are my brothers?”

For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”

His head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.

Then Jesus’ mother and his brothers came. Standing outside, they sent word to him, to summon him.

So the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.