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

his disciples.

Matthew 28:7 And going quickly, tell ye his disciples that he is risen. And behold he will go before you into Galilee. There you shall see him. Lo, I have foretold it to you.

Mark 3:34 And looking round about on them who sat about him, he saith: Behold my mother and my brethren.

John 17:8,9,20 Because the words which thou gavest me, I have given to them. And they have received them and have known in very deed that I came out from thee: and they have believed that thou didst send me. . . .

John 20:17-20 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. . . .

Context
Jesus' Mother and Brothers
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. 50For whosoever shall do the will of my Father, that is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.…
Cross References
Matthew 12:48
But he answering him that told him, said: Who is my mother, and who are my brethren?

Matthew 12:50
For whosoever shall do the will of my Father, that is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

Mark 3:34
And looking round about on them who sat about him, he saith: Behold my mother and my brethren.

Lexicon
Pointing
ἐκτείνας (ekteinas)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1614: To stretch out (forth), cast forth (as of an anchor), lay hands on. From ek and teino; to extend.

to
ἐπὶ (epi)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

His
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

disciples,
μαθητὰς (mathētas)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3101: A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.

He said,
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.

“Here are
Ἰδοὺ (Idou)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2400: See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!

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.

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
Pointing to His disciples, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers.

And having stretched out His hand to His disciples, He said, "Behold, My mother and My brothers.

And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brothers!

And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, and said, Behold, my mother and my brethren!

And, stretching out his hand to his disciples, he said, Behold my mother and my brethren;

And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, and said, Behold, my mother and my brethren!

And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!

And pointing to His disciples He added, "See here are my mother and my brothers.

He stretched out his hand towards his disciples, and said, "Behold, my mother and my brothers!

And having stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, he said, 'Lo, my mother and my brethren!
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