13 Bible Verses about Christ's True Family
Most Relevant Verses
But he answered and said to him that told him: Who is my mother? and who are my brothers? And he stretched out his hand toward his disciples, and said: Behold my mother and my brothers. For whoever will do the will of my Father who is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
But he answered and said to them: My mother and my brothers are they that hear the word of God and do it.
For both he that sanctifies, and those who are sanctified, are all of one Father: for which reason, he is not ashamed to call them brethren, saying: I will declare thy name among my brethren; in the midst of the assembly, will I sing hymns to thee.
For those whom he foreknew, he predestinated to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the first-born among many brethren:
"Wherefore, it behooved him to be made like his brethren in all things, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, in order to make expiation for the sins of the people.
And the King will answer and say to them: Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.
Then will he answer them, saying: Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to me.
Then Jesus said to them: Fear not; go, tell my brethren to go into Galilee, and there they shall see me.
But he answered and said to him that told him: Who is my mother? and who are my brothers?
And he stretched out his hand toward his disciples, and said: Behold my mother and my brothers.
And he looked round about on those who were sitting near him, and said: Behold, my mother and my brothers;
who shall not receive a hundred-fold, now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions; and in the age to come, eternal life.