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馬太福音 12:49

Listen to 馬太福音 12:49
49 就 伸 手 指 著 門 徒 , 說 : 看 哪 , 我 的 母 親 , 我 的 弟 兄 。

馬太福音 12:49 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 12:49

And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples
By whom are meant, not only the twelve, but all others present, who truly believed in him, both men and women; and who might sit near him and together, and whom, by this motion of his hand, he pointed out as his spiritual relations, to the multitude that sat round him:

and said, behold my mother, and my brethren;
in whose hearts he was formed, and who were the children of God by adopting grace, and so his brethren; and were as dear to him as his mother and brethren. It is reasonable to suppose, that when he said, "behold my mother", and, as in the following verse, "sister"; he might stretch forth his hand particularly, toward the pious and religious women that believed in him, and ministered to him of their substance, who might be now present; such as Mary Magdalene, Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and others; since these are mentioned by Luke in the same chapter in which this passage stands in his Gospel; and when he said "behold my brethren", he might point directly to the twelve, and the rest of the men that believed in him, and followed him.

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馬太福音 12:49 In-Context

47 有 人 告 訴 他 說 : 看 哪 , 你 母 親 和 你 弟 兄 站 在 外 邊 , 要 與 你 說 話 。
48 他 卻 回 答 那 人 說 : 誰 是 我 的 母 親 ? 誰 是 我 的 弟 兄 ?
49 就 伸 手 指 著 門 徒 , 說 : 看 哪 , 我 的 母 親 , 我 的 弟 兄 。
50 凡 遵 行 我 天 父 旨 意 的 人 , 就 是 我 的 弟 兄 姐 妹 和 母 親 了 。
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