'Mother' in the Bible

and Jacob of Joseph the husband of Mary, who was the mother of JESUS who is called CHRIST.

The circumstances of the birth of Jesus Christ were these. After his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they were united in marriage, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.

So they entered the house; and when they saw the babe with His mother Mary, they prostrated themselves and did Him homage, and opening their treasure-chests offered gifts to Him--gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

When they were gone, and angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Rise: take the babe and His mother and escape to Egypt, and remain there till I bring you word. For Herod is about to make search for the child in order to destroy Him."

So Joseph roused himself and took the babe and His mother by night and departed into Egypt.

"Rise from sleep, and take the child and His mother, and go into the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the child's life are dead."

So he roused himself and took the child and His mother and came into the land of Israel.

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

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;

While He was still addressing the people His mother and His brothers were standing on the edge of the crowd desiring to speak to Him.

So some one told Him, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, and desire to speak to you."

"Who is my mother?" He said to the man; "and who are my brothers?"

And pointing to His disciples He added, "See here are my mother and my brothers.

To obey my Father who is in Heaven--that is to be my brother and my sister and my mother."

Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers, James, Joseph, Simon and Judah?

So she, instigated by her mother, said, "Give me here on a dish the head of John the Baptist."

The head was brought on a dish and given to the young girl, and she took it to her mother.

For God said, 'Honour thy father and thy mother'; and 'Let him who reviles father or mother be certainly put to death';

but you--this is what you say: 'If a man says to his father or mother, That is consecrated, whatever it is, which otherwise you should have received from me--

and said, For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two shall be one'?

Honour thy father and thy mother'; and 'Thou shalt love thy fellow man as much as thyself.'"

And whoever has forsaken houses, or brothers or sisters, or father or mother, or children or lands, for my sake, shall receive many times as much and shall have as his inheritance the Life of the Ages.

Then the mother of the sons of Zabdi came to Him with her sons, and knelt before Him to make a request of Him.

among them being Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zabdi.