Matthew 12:50

50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”

Matthew 12:50 in Other Translations

KJV
50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
ESV
50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother."
NLT
50 Anyone who does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother!”
MSG
50 Obedience is thicker than blood. The person who obeys my heavenly Father's will is my brother and sister and mother."
CSB
50 For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven, that person is My brother and sister and mother."

Matthew 12:50 In-Context

48 He replied to him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?”
49 Pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers.
50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”

Cross References 1

  • 1. Matthew 6:10; John 15:14
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