^12:46While Jesus⁷⁷ was still speaking to the crowds,⁷⁸ his mother and brothers⁷⁹ came and⁸⁰ stood outside, asking⁸¹ to speak to him. ^12:47⁸² Someone⁸³ told him, “Look, your mother and your brothers are standing outside wanting⁸⁴ to speak to you.” ^12:48To the one who had said this, Jesus⁸⁵ replied,⁸⁶ “Who is my mother and who are my brothers?” ^12:49And pointing⁸⁷ toward his disciples he said, “Here⁸⁸ are my mother and my brothers! ^12:50For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is⁸⁹ my brother and sister and mother.”

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Matthew 12:49–50: 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 is my brother and sister and mother.”

Footnotes

77 Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
78 Grk “crowds, behold, his mother.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis ( 1).
79 The issue of whether Jesus had brothers (siblings) has had a long history in the church. Epiphanius, in the 4th century, argued that Mary was a perpetual virgin and had no offspring other than Jesus. Others argued that these brothers were really cousins. Nothing in the text suggests any of this. See also John 7:3.
80 “His mother and brothers came and” is a translation of “behold, his mother and brothers came.”
81 Grk “seeking.”
82 A few ancient and versions lack this verse (א* B L Γ ff1 k sys,c sa). The witness of א and B is especially strong, but internal considerations override this external evidence. Both v. 46 and 47 end with the word λαλῆσαι (“to speak”), so early scribes probably omitted the verse through homoioteleuton. The following verses make little sense without v. 47; its omission is too hard a reading. Thus v. 47 was most likely part of the original text.
83 Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
84 Grk “seeking.”
85 Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
86 Grk “And answering, he said to the one who had said this.” This construction is somewhat redundant in English and has been simplified in the translation. Here δέ (de) at the beginning of the clause has not been translated.
87 Grk “extending his hand.”
88 Grk “Behold my mother and my brothers.”
89 The pleonastic pronoun αὐτός (autos, “he”) which precedes this verb has not been translated.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

While he was still speaking to the people, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, asking to speak to him. But he replied to the man 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 is my brother and sister and mother.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

While Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to him. Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you.”

He replied to him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” Pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

While he was still speaking with the crowds, 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.”

He replied to the one who was speaking to him, “Who is my mother and who are my brothers?” 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 is my brother and sister and mother.”

NLTNew Living Translation

As Jesus was speaking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, asking to speak to him. Someone told Jesus, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, and they want to speak to you.”

Jesus asked, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?” Then he pointed to his disciples and said, “Look, these are my mother and brothers. Anyone who does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And while he was still speaking to the crowds, behold, his mother and brothers were standing there outside, desiring to speak to him. And someone told him, “Behold, your mother and your brothers are standing there outside desiring to speak to you.” But he answered and said 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, “Behold my mother and my brothers! For whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother and sister and mother.”

KJV 1900King James Version

While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him. Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee. But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

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