Matthew 12:49
And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
Matthew 12:49 in other translations
| BSB | Pointing to His disciples, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers. |
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| WEB | He stretched out his hand toward his disciples, and said, “Behold, my mother and my brothers! |
| ASV | And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, and said, Behold, my mother and my brethren! |
| YLT | And having stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, he said, ‘Lo, my mother and my brethren! |
| DARBY | And, stretching out his hand to his disciples, he said, Behold my mother and my brethren; |
| BBE | And he put out his hand to his disciples and said, See, my mother and my brothers! |
| Webster | And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! |
What does Matthew 12:49 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 12:46-50
Christ's preaching was plain, easy, and familiar, and suited to his hearers. His mother and brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him, when they should have been standing within, desiring to hear him. Frequently, those who are nearest to the means of knowledge and grace are most negligent. We are apt to neglect that which we think we may have any day, forgetting that to-morrow is not ours. We often meet…
Matthew 12:49 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Matthew 12:49
- Mark 3:34
And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
- John 17:20
Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
- John 20:17-20
Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God. Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her. Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.
- Matthew 28:7
And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.
- John 17:8-9
For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me. I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.
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Context
- Matthew 12:48
But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?
- Matthew 12:49
And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
- Matthew 12:50
For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
Matthew 12:49 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y extendiendo su mano hacia sus discípulos, dijo: He aquí mi madre y mis hermanos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et étendant sa main vers ses disciples, il dit: Voici ma mère et mes frères; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er streckte seine Hand aus über seine Jünger und sprach: Siehe da, meine Mutter und meine Brüder; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et extendens manum in discipulos suos, dixit: Ecce mater mea, et fratres mei. |