Luke 8:21

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Jesus answered them, “My mother and my brothers are those who listen to God’s teaching and obey it.”

Cross References

James 1:22

Do what God’s teaching says; don’t just listen and do nothing. When you only sit and listen, you are fooling yourselves.

John 13:17

If you know these things, great blessings will be yours if you do them.

3 John 1:11

My dear friend, don’t follow what is bad; follow what is good. Whoever does what is good is from God. But whoever does evil has never known God.

1 John 2:29

You know that Christ always did what was right. So you know that all those who do what is right are God’s children.

2 Corinthians 6:18

“I will be your father, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord All-Powerful.” 2 Samuel 7:14; 7:8

Luke 8:15

And what about the seed that fell on the good ground? That is like the people who hear God’s teaching with a good, honest heart. They obey it and patiently produce a good crop.

2 Corinthians 5:16

From this time on we don’t think of anyone as the world thinks of people. It is true that in the past we thought of Christ as the world thinks. But we don’t think that way now.

John 20:17

Jesus said to her, “You don’t need to hold on to me! I have not yet gone back up to the Father. But go to my followers and tell them this: ‘I am going back to my Father and your Father. I am going back to my God and your God.’”

Matthew 25:40

“Then the king will answer, ‘The truth is, anything you did for any of my people here, you also did for me.’

Matthew 17:5

While Peter was talking, a bright cloud came over them. A voice came from the cloud and said, “This is my Son, the one I love. I am very pleased with him. Obey him!”

Matthew 28:10

Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Go tell my followers to go to Galilee. They will see me there.”

Matthew 25:45

“The king will answer, ‘The truth is, anything you refused to do for any of my people here, you refused to do for me.’

Luke 8:20

Someone said to Jesus, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside. They want to see you.”