While yet he was speaking, lo! a brightly shining cloud, overshadowed them, and lo! a voice, out of the cloud, saying - This, is, my Son, the Beloved, in whom I delight, - Be hearkening to him.

Whosoever shall do the will of God, the same, is my brother and sister and mother.

But, he, answering, said unto them - My mother and my brethren, are, these - they who, the word of God, are hearing and doing.

Now it came to pass, while he was saying these things, that a certain woman out of the multitude, lifting up her voice, said unto him - Happy the womb that bare thee! And the breasts which thou didst suck!

Jesus answered, and said unto them - This, is the work of God: that ye believe on him whom, he, hath sent forth.

Ye, are, friends of mine, if ye be doing that which, I, am commanding you.

Moses, indeed, said - A prophet, unto you, shall the Lord God raise up among your brethren, like unto me: unto him, shall ye hearken respecting all things whatsoever he shall speak unto you.

and, leading them forth outside, said - Sirs! what must I be doing, that I may be saved?

The times of ignorance, therefore, overlooking, God, as things now are, is charging all men everywhere to repent,

But - both to them in Damascus, first, and in Jerusalem, unto all the country of Judaea also, and unto the nations, I carried tidings - that they should repent, and turn unto God, and, works worthy of their repentance, should practise.

For, in Christ Jesus, neither, circumcision, availeth anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith, through love, energising.

For neither circumcision is anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation; -

Wherein there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, foreigner, Scythian, bond, free, - but, all things and in all, Christ:

And, being made perfect, became, to all them that obey him, Author of salvation age-abiding;

Wherefore, putting away all filthiness and overflow of baseness, in meekness, welcome ye the word fitted for inward growth, which is able to save your souls:

To the end that, no longer, in men's covetings, but in God's will, ye may live, the still remaining time.

And, the world, passeth away, and the coveting thereof, but, he that doeth the will of God, endureth unto times age-abiding.

And, this, is his commandment, - that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and be loving one another - just as he gave a commandment unto us.

Happy, they who are washing their robes, that their right may be unto the tree of life and, by the gates, they may enter into the city.

The same

And, answering, the king will say unto them: Verily, I say unto you - Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my least brethren, unto me, ye did it.

Then, Jesus saith unto them - Be not afraid! Go your way, bear tidings unto my brethren, that they may depart into Galilee; and, there, shall they themselves see me.

I will declare thy Name unto my brethren, - In the midst of the convocation, will I praise thee.

Jesus saith unto her - Be not detaining me, for, not yet, have I ascended unto the Father; but be going unto my disciples, and say unto them - I am ascending unto my Father and your Father, and my God and your God.

For, whom he fore-approved, he also fore-appointed to be conformed unto the image of his Son, that he might be firstborn among many brethren, -

For, both he that maketh holy, and they who are being made holy, are, all, of One; For which cause, he is not ashamed to be calling them, brethren,

And sister

Thou hast encouraged me, my sister, bride, - thou hast encouraged me, with one glance of thine eyes, with one ornament of thy neck.

HEI have entered my garden, my sister, bride, I have plucked my myrrh, with my balsam, I have eaten the honey of my thicket, I have drunk my wine, with my milk: - Eat ye, O friends, Drink, yea drink abundantly, ye beloved!

Have we not a right to take round, a sister wife, - as even the rest of the apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

For I am jealous over you with a jealousy, of God; for I myself betrothed you unto one husband, to present, a chaste virgin, unto the Christ, -

Ye husbands, be loving your wives, even as, the Christ also, loved the assembly, and delivered, himself, up in her behalf,

And mother

Jesus, therefore, seeing his mother and the disciple whom he loved, saith unto his mother - O woman, see! thy son!

Elderly women, as mothers, younger women, as sisters, in all chastity.

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And his mother and brethren came near unto him, and were unable to reach him, because of the multitude.

But, he, said - Yea rather! - Happy they who hear the word of God, and observe it!