13 Bible Verses about Christ's True Family

But he answered the man who told him, "Who is my mother and who are my brothers?" And stretching his hand toward his disciples, he said, "Behold my mother and my brothers! For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven, is my brother and sister and mother."

"Who are my mother and my brothers?" he replied.

"My mother and brothers," he answered, "are those who listen to the word of God and obey it."

For both he who sanctifies and those whom he is sanctifying are all from One; for which reason he is not ashamed to call them brothers, saying. I will proclaim thy name to my brothers; In the midst of the Church I will hymn thy praises.

For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, so that he might be the eldest of a great brotherhood;

And so it was necessary that he should in all points be made like his brothers, so that he might become a compassionate and faithful high priest, in all that relates to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.

"'In solemn truth I tell you,' the King will answer them, 'that inasmuch as you have done it unto one of the least of these, my brothers, you have done it unto me.'

"But he will reply, 'In solemn truth I tell you that inasmuch as you did not do it unto one of these least, you did not do it unto me.'

Then Jesus said to them. "Fear not! Go tell my brothers to depart into Galilee, and they will see men there."

But he answered the man who told him, "Who is my mother and who are my brothers?"

And stretching his hand toward his disciples, he said,

Then, with a glance at those who were in the circle sitting around him, he added.

but shall receive a hundred times as much, now in this present world, houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, lands??nd persecutions with them??nd in the world to come eternal life.