Luke 8:21

Jesus says His true family are those who hear God's word and do it. Obedient faith, not merely natural kinship, defines belonging to Him.

Cross-references · 18

• Luke 11:27–28It came to pass, as he said these things, a certain woman out of the multitude lifted up her voice, and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts which nursed you!”
• Jas 1:22But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.
• John 13:17If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.
• 3 Jn 1:11Beloved, don’t imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He who does good is of God. He who does evil hasn’t seen God.
• 1 Jn 2:29If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.
• Heb 2:11–13For both he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all from one, for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brothers,
• 2 Cor 6:18I will be to you a Father. You will be to me sons and daughters,’ says the Lord Almighty.”
• John 15:14–15You are my friends, if you do whatever I command you.
• John 6:28–29They said therefore to him, “What must we do, that we may work the works of God?”
• Luke 8:15That in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it tightly, and produces fruit with patience.
• Matt 7:21–26Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
• Matt 25:40“The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
• 1 Jn 3:22–23and whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.
• Matt 17:5While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. Behold, a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.”
• John 20:17Jesus said to her, “Don’t hold me, for I haven’t yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brothers, and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”
• 2 Cor 5:16Therefore we know no one after the flesh from now on. Even though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now we know him so no more.
• Matt 28:10Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Go tell my brothers that they should go into Galilee, and there they will see me.”
• Matt 25:45“Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you didn’t do it to one of the least of these, you didn’t do it to me.’

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