Matthew 12:48

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But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?

Any one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and any one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;

Now a crowd was sitting round Him; so they tell Him, "Your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside, inquiring for you."

"Why is it that you have been searching for me?" He replied; "did you not know that it is my duty to be engaged upon my Father's business?"

Now the wine ran short; whereupon the mother of Jesus said to Him, "They have no wine."

Therefore for the future we know no one simply as a man. Even if we have known Christ as a man, yet now we do so no longer.

By this time His mother and His brothers arrive, and standing outside they send a message to Him to call Him.

Then came to Him His mother and His brothers, but could not get near Him for the crowd.

"Nay rather," He replied, "they are blessed who hear God's Message and carefully keep it."