The birth of Jesus Christ came about this way: After His mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, it was discovered before they came together that she was pregnant by the Holy Spirit.

Entering the house, they saw the child with Mary His mother, and falling to their knees, they worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

After they were gone, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Get up! Take the child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. For Herod is about to search for the child to destroy Him.”

So he got up, took the child and His mother during the night, and escaped to Egypt.

saying, “Get up! Take the child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, because those who sought the child’s life are dead.”

So he got up, took the child and His mother, and entered the land of Israel.

When Jesus went into Peter’s house, He saw his mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever.

For I came to turna man against his father,a daughter against her mother,a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;

The person who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; the person who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.

He was still speaking to the crowds when suddenly His mother and brothers were standing outside wanting to speak to Him.

Someone told Him, “Look, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to You.”

But He replied to the one who told Him, “Who is My mother and who are My brothers?”

And stretching out His hand toward His disciples, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!

For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven, that person is My brother and sister and mother.”

Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother called Mary, and His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?

And prompted by her mother, she answered, “Give me John the Baptist’s head here on a platter!”

His head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother.

For God said:Honor your father and your mother; and,The one who speaks evil of father or mothermust be put to death.

But you say, ‘Whoever tells his father or mother, “Whatever benefit you might have received from me is a gift committed to the temple”—

and He also said:“For this reason a man will leavehis father and motherand be joined to his wife,and the two will become one flesh?

honor your father and your mother;and love your neighbor as yourself.

And everyone who has left houses, brothers or sisters, father or mother, children, or fields because of My name will receive 100 times more and will inherit eternal life.

Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons approached Him with her sons. She knelt down to ask Him for something.

Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.

Simon’s mother-in-law was lying in bed with a fever, and they told Him about her at once.

Then His mother and His brothers came, and standing outside, they sent word to Him and called Him.

A crowd was sitting around Him and told Him, “Look, Your mother, Your brothers, and Your sisters are outside asking for You.”

He replied to them, “Who are My mother and My brothers?”

And looking about at those who were sitting in a circle around Him, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!

Whoever does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.”

They started laughing at Him, but He put them all outside. He took the child’s father, mother, and those who were with Him, and entered the place where the child was.

Then she went out and said to her mother, “What should I ask for?”“John the Baptist’s head!” she said.

brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl. Then the girl gave it to her mother.

For Moses said:Honor your father and your mother; andWhoever speaks evil of father or mothermust be put to death.

But you say, ‘If a man tells his father or mother: Whatever benefit you might have received from me is Corban’” (that is, a gift committed to the temple),

“you no longer let him do anything for his father or mother.

For this reason a man will leavehis father and mother[and be joined to his wife],

You know the commandments:Do not murder;do not commit adultery;do not steal;do not bear false witness;do not defraud;honor your father and mother.”

“I assure you,” Jesus said, “there is no one who has left house, brothers or sisters, mother or father, children, or fields because of Me and the gospel,

There were also women looking on from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.

Now Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were watching where He was placed.

When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so they could go and anoint Him.

How could this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

But his mother responded, “No! He will be called John.”

His father and mother were amazed at what was being said about Him.

Then Simeon blessed them and told His mother Mary: “Indeed, this child is destined to cause the fall and rise of many in Israel and to be a sign that will be opposed—

When His parents saw Him, they were astonished, and His mother said to Him, “Son, why have You treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for You.”

Then He went down with them and came to Nazareth and was obedient to them. His mother kept all these things in her heart.

After He left the synagogue, He entered Simon’s house. Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked Him about her.

The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother.

Then His mother and brothers came to Him, but they could not meet with Him because of the crowd.

He was told, “Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see You.”

But He replied to them, “My mother and My brothers are those who hear and do the word of God.”

After He came to the house, He let no one enter with Him except Peter, John, James, and the child’s father and mother.

They will be divided, father against son,son against father,mother against daughter,daughter against mother,mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law,and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”

“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, and even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.

You know the commandments:Do not commit adultery;do not murder;do not steal;do not bear false witness;honor your father and mother.”

Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them were telling the apostles these things.

On the third day a wedding took place in Cana of Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and

When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother told Him, “They don’t have any wine.”

“Do whatever He tells you,” His mother told the servants.

After this, He went down to Capernaum, together with His mother, His brothers, and His disciples, and they stayed there only a few days.

They were saying, “Isn’t this Jesus the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can He now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?”

Standing by the cross of Jesus were His mother, His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.

When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple He loved standing there, He said to His mother, “Woman, here is your son.”

Then He said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.

All these were continually united in prayer, along with the women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, and His brothers.

When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John Mark, where many had assembled and were praying.

Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord; also his mother—and mine.

But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.

For this reason a man will leavehis father and motherand be joined to his wife,and the two will become one flesh.

Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with a promise,

Although we could have been a burden as Christ’s apostles, instead we were gentle among you, as a nursing mother nurtures her own children.

clearly recalling your sincere faith that first lived in your grandmother Lois, then in your mother Eunice, and that I am convinced is in you also.

without father, mother, or genealogy,having neither beginning of days nor end of life,but resembling the Son of God—remains a priest forever.

On her forehead a cryptic name was written: BABYLON THE GREATTHE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTESAND OF THE VILE THINGS OF THE EARTH.