“For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.”
King James Version (KJV)
12:48 And he answering, said - Our Lord's knowing why they came, sufficiently justifies his seeming disregard of them.
12:49-50 See the highest severity, and the highest goodness! Severity to his natural, goodness to his spiritual relations! In a manner disclaiming the former, who opposed the will of his heavenly Father, and owning the latter, who obeyed it.
Mt 12:50 The same is my brother. Not those with fleshly ties, but those who do the will of his Father in heaven. Such become God's spiritual children, and thus become spiritually related to the Son of God. It will be observed that there is no hint of adoration of Mary, his mother, here, or elsewhere in the Scriptures. That she was immaculately born, as the "Queen of Heaven" and the "Mother of God", is a Catholic fable.
For whosoeuer shall doe the will of my Father which is in heauen, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"For whoever does the will of My Father who is in heaven, he is My brother and sister and mother."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
For whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.
- American Standard Version (1901)
For whoever does the pleasure of my Father in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.
- Basic English Bible
for whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in [the] heavens, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.
- Darby Bible
For whoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
- Webster's Bible
To obey my Father who is in Heaven--that is to be my brother and my sister and my mother."
- Weymouth Bible
For whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother."
- World English Bible
for who euer doith the wille of my fadir that is in heuenes, he is my brothir, and sistir, and modir.
- Wycliffe Bible
for whoever may do the will of my Father who is in the heavens, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.'
- Youngs Literal Bible