He stretched out his hand towards his disciples, and said, “Behold, my mother and my brothers!
Parallel translations
- KJV And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
- BSB Pointing to His disciples, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers.
- ESV And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers!
- NKJV And He stretched out His hand toward His disciples and said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!
- NASB And extending His hand toward His disciples, He said, “Behold: My mother and My brothers!
- NLT Then he pointed to his disciples and said, “Look, these are my mother and brothers.
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Cross-references · 5
- Mark 3:34Looking around at those who sat around him, he said, “Behold, my mother and my brothers!
- Matt 28:7Go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead, and behold, he goes before you into Galilee; there you will see him.’ Behold, I have told you.”
- John 17:8–9for the words which you have given me I have given to them, and they received them, and knew for sure that I came from you, and they have believed that you sent me.
- John 17:20Not for these only do I pray, but for those also who believe in me through their word,
- John 20:17–20Jesus 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.’”
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