Matthew 12:49 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

Pointing with his hand at his disciples, he said, "Look, here are my mother and my brothers.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

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

BBE:

And he put out his hand to his disciples and said, See, my mother and my brothers!

DBY:

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

ERV:

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

WEY:

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

WBS:

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

WEB:

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

YLT:

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

Matthew 12:49 Cross References

XREF:

Matthew 12:48 But Jesus answered the one who was telling Him and said, "Who is My mother and who are My brothers?"

Matthew 12:50 "For whoever does the will of My Father who is in heaven, he is My brother and sister and mother." (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

12:49 {11} And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
(11) None are more near unto us than they that are of the household of faith.

PNT:

12:49 Behold my mother and my brethren! His real relatives are those bound to him by spiritual ties.

WES:

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.

MHC:

12:46-50 Christ's preaching was plain, easy, and familiar, and suited to his hearers. His mother and brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him, when they should have been standing within, desiring to hear him. Frequently, those who are nearest to the means of knowledge and grace are most negligent. We are apt to neglect that which we think we may have any day, forgetting that to-morrow is not ours. We often meet with hinderances in our work from friends about us, and are taken off by care for the things of this life, from the concerns of our souls. Christ was so intent on his work, that no natural or other duty took him from it. Not that, under pretence of religion, we may be disrespectful to parents, or unkind to relations; but the lesser duty must stand by, while the greater is done. Let us cease from men, and cleave to Christ; let us look upon every Christian, in whatever condition of life, as the brother, sister, or mother of the Lord of glory; let us love, respect, and be kind to them, for his sake, and after his example.

CONC:

Added Behold Brethren Brothers Disciples Forth Pointing Stretched Stretching Towards

Added Disciples Forth Hand Mother Pointing Stretched Stretching Towards

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