13 Bible Verses about Christ's True Family
Most Relevant Verses
And He responding said to the one speaking to Him; Who is my mother, and who are my brothers? And reaching forth His hand to His disciples, He said, Behold my mother and my brothers! For whosoever may do the will of my Father who is in the heavens, the same is my brother, and my sister, and my mother.
And He responding said to them, My mother and my brothers are the ones hearing the word of God, and doing it.
For both the one sanctifying and they who are sanctified are all of one: on account of which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, saying, I will proclaim thy name to thy brethren, in the midst of the church will sing praises to thee.
Because whom he did foreknow, he did also predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brethren:
Therefore he ought in all things to be made like unto his brethren, in order that he might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things appertaining to God, to the end that he may atone for the sins of the people.
And the King responding will say unto them, Truly I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did these things to one of the least of these my brethren, you did them unto me.
Then will He respond to them, saying, Truly I say unto you, Inasmuch as you did not these things to one of the least of these, you did them not unto me.
Then Jesus says to them, Fear not: go tell my brethren, that they may depart into Galilee, and there they shall see me.
And He responding said to the one speaking to Him; Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?
And reaching forth His hand to His disciples, He said, Behold my mother and my brothers!
And looking round on His disciples sitting about Him in a circle, He says, Behold my mother and my brothers!
except he may receive a hundredfold now in this time, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the coming age eternal life.