Luke 8:21
Good News Translation
Jesus said to them all, "My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and obey it."

New Revised Standard Version
But he said to them, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it.”

Contemporary English Version
Jesus answered, "My mother and my brothers are those people who hear and obey God's message."

New American Bible
He said to them in reply, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and act on it.”

Douay-Rheims Bible
Who answering, said to them: My mother and my brethren are they who hear the word of God and do it.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Who answering, said to them: My mother and my brethren are they who hear the word of God and do it.

My mother.

Luke 11:27,28 And it came to pass, as he spoke these things, a certain woman from the crowd, lifting up her voice, said to him: Blessed is the womb that bore thee and the paps that gave thee suck. . . .

Matthew 25:40,45 And the king answering shall say to them: Amen I say to you, as long as you did it to one of these my least brethren, you did it to me. . . .

Matthew 28:10 Then Jesus said to them: Fear not. Go, tell my brethren that they go into Galilee. There they shall see me.

John 15:14,15 You are my friends, if you do the things that I command you. . . .

John 20:17 Jesus saith to her: Do not touch me: for I am not yet ascended to my Father. But go to my brethren and say to them: I ascend to my Father and to your Father, to my God and to your God.

2 Corinthians 5:16 Wherefore henceforth, we know no man according to the flesh. And if we have known Christ according to the flesh: but now we know him so no longer.

2 Corinthians 6:18 And I will receive you. And will be a Father to you: and you shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

Hebrews 2:11-13 For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one. For which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, saying: . . .

which.

Luke 8:15 But that on the good ground are they who in a good and perfect heart, hearing the word, keep it and bring forth fruit in patience.

Matthew 7:21-26 Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but he that doth the will of my Father who is in heaven, he shall enter into the kingdom of heaven. . . .

Matthew 17:5 And as he was yet speaking, behold a bright cloud overshadowed them. And lo a voice out of the cloud, saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased: hear ye him.

John 6:28,29 They said therefore unto him: What shall we do, that we may work the works of God? . . .

John 13:17 If you know these things, you shall be blessed if you do them.

James 1:22 But be ye doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

1 John 2:29 If you know that he is just, know ye, that every one also who doth justice is born of him.

1 John 3:22 And whatsoever we shall ask, we shall receive of him: because we keep his commandments and do those things which are pleasing in his sight.

1 John 3:23 And this is his commandment: That we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as he hath given commandment unto us.

3 John 1:11 Dearly beloved, follow not that which is evil: but that which is good. He that doth good is of God: he that doth evil hath not seen God.

Context
Jesus' Mother and Brothers
20And it was told him: Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee. 21Who answering, said to them: My mother and my brethren are they who hear the word of God and do it. 22And it came to pass on a certain day that he went into a little ship with his disciples. And he said to them: Let us go over to the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.…
Cross References
Luke 8:20
And it was told him: Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.

Luke 11:28
But he said: Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it.

Luke 8:20
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