13 Bible Verses about Christ's True Family

But in answer to him that told Him, He said, "Who is my mother, and who are my brethren?" and stretching out his hand towards his disciples, He said, "Behold my mother and my brethren:" for whosoever doth the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is to me as my brother and sister and mother.

And He answered them, and said, Who is my mother, or my brethren?

And He answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these that hear the word of God and do it.

since He that sanctifieth, and they that are sanctified, are all of one. For which cause He is not ashamed to call them brethren, saying, "I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the congregation will I praise Thee."

for those whom he foreknew, He also predetermined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that He might be as the first-born among many brethren: and whom He before ordained, these He also called;

Whence it behoved Him to be made in all things like unto his brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful high-priest in the things concerning God, to make atonement for the sins of the people:

And the king replying will say unto them, Verily I declare unto you, inasmuch as ye did it to one of the lest of these my brethren, ye did it to me.

Then will He reply to them, saying, Verily I tell you, inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the lest of these, ye did it not to me.

Then saith Jesus unto them, Be not afraid, go tell my brethren to repair into Galilee, and there they shall see me.

But in answer to him that told Him, He said, "Who is my mother, and who are my brethren?"

and stretching out his hand towards his disciples, He said, "Behold my mother and my brethren:"

And looking round on those that sat about Him, He said, Behold my mother, and my brethren:

or lands for my sake and the gospel's, but he shall receive an hundred-fold: now in this time indeed, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands with persecutions; but in the world to come life everlasting.