Matthew 12:48
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But he answering him that told him, said: Who is my mother, and who are my brethren?

Who is.

Matthew 10:37 He that loveth father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me.

Deuteronomy 33:9 Who hath said to his father, and to his mother: I do not know you; and to his brethren: I know you not: and their own children they have not known. These have kept thy word, and observed thy covenant,

Mark 3:32,33 And the multitude sat about him; and they say to him: Behold thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee. . . .

Luke 2:49,52 And he said to them: How is it that you sought me? Did you not know that I must be about my father's business? . . .

John 2:3,4 And the wine failing, the mother of Jesus saith to him: They have no wine. . . .

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.

Context
Jesus' Mother and Brothers
47And one said unto him: Behold thy mother and thy brethren stand without, seeking thee. 48But he answering him that told him, said: Who is my mother, and who are my brethren? 49And stretching forth his hand towards his disciples, he said: Behold my mother and my brethren.…
Cross References
Matthew 12:47
And one said unto him: Behold thy mother and thy brethren stand without, seeking thee.

Matthew 12:49
And stretching forth his hand towards his disciples, he said: Behold my mother and my brethren.

Lexicon
But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

[Jesus] replied,
εἶπεν (eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“Who
Τίς (Tis)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

is
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

My
μου (mou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

mother,
μήτηρ (mētēr)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3384: A mother. Apparently a primary word; a 'mother'.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

who
τίνες (tines)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

are
εἰσὶν (eisin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

My
μου (mou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

brothers?”
ἀδελφοί (adelphoi)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 80: A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote.


Additional Translations
But Jesus replied, “Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?”

And answering, He said to the one telling Him, "Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?"

But he answered and said to him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brothers?

But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?

But he answering said to him that spoke to him, Who is my mother, and who are my brethren?

But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?

But he answered and said to him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?

"Who is my mother?" He said to the man; "and who are my brothers?"

But he answered him who spoke to him, "Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?"

And he answering said to him who spake to him, 'Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?'
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