Luke 8:21

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Luke 8:21

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

My mother

Which

General references

Mark 3:31

Luke 11:28

Bible References

My mother

As he said these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, "Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts at which you nursed!"

And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'

Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me."

You are my friends if you do what I command you.

Jesus said to her, "Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'"

From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer.

and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty."

For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one source. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers,

Which

As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience.

"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

He was still speaking when, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him."

Then they said to him, "What must we do, to be doing the works of God?"

If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.

and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.

Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God.

General references

And his mother and his brothers came, and standing outside they sent to him and called him.

But he said, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"