Matthew 12:50 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

Whoever does what my Father in heaven wants is my brother and sister and mother."(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

ASV:

For whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

BBE:

For whoever does the pleasure of my Father in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

DBY:

for whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in the heavens, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

ERV:

For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

WEY:

To obey my Father who is in Heaven--that is to be my brother and my sister and my mother."

WBS:

For whoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

WEB:

For whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother."

YLT:

for whoever may do the will of my Father who is in the heavens, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.'

Matthew 12:50 Cross References

XREF:

Matthew 12:49 And stretching out His hand toward His disciples, He said, "Behold My mother and My brothers!

Matthew 13:1 That day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting by the sea. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

PNT:

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.

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:

Brother Heaven Heavens Obey Pleasure Sister

Heaven Heavens Mother Obey Pleasure Sister

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