While He was stillspeakingto the crowds,behold,His motherand brotherswere standingoutside,seekingto speakto Him.
Nowthe birthof JesusChristwas as follows:when His motherMaryhad been betrothedto Joseph,beforethey came togethershe was foundto be with childby the HolySpirit.
Someonesaidto Him, "Behold,Your motherand Your brothersare standingoutsideseekingto speakto You."
"Is not thisthe carpenter'sson?Is not His mothercalledMary,and His brothers,Jamesand Josephand Simonand Judas?
Aftercominginto the housethey sawthe Childwith MaryHis mother;and they fellto the ground and worshipedHim. Then,openingtheir treasures,they presentedto Him giftsof gold,frankincense,and myrrh.
"Getup, takethe Childand His mother,and gointo the landof Israel;for thosewho soughtthe Child'slifeare dead."
"No onesewsa patchof unshrunkclothon an oldgarment;otherwisethe patchpulls awayfrom it, the newfrom the old,and a worsetearresults.
"Is not thisthe carpenter,the sonof Mary,and brotherof Jamesand Josesand Judasand Simon?Are not His sistersherewith us?" And they took offenseat Him.
"And howhas it [happened] to me, that the motherof my Lordwould cometo me?
And His fatherand motherwere amazedat the things which were being saidaboutHim.
And Simeonblessedthem and saidto MaryHis mother,"Behold,this[Child] is appointedfor the falland riseof manyin Israel,and for a signto be opposed--
When they sawHim, they were astonished;and His mothersaidto Him, "Son,whyhave You treatedus this way?Behold,Your fatherand I have been anxiouslylookingfor You."
And He went downwith them and cameto Nazareth,and He continued in subjectionto them; and His mothertreasuredall[these] thingsin her heart.
And He said,"To you it has been grantedto knowthe mysteriesof the kingdomof God,but to the rest[it is] in parables,sothat SEEINGTHEY MAY NOT SEE,AND HEARINGTHEY MAY NOT UNDERSTAND.
Thereforethe soldiersdidthese things.But standingby the crossof Jesuswere His mother,and His mother'ssister,Marythe [wife] of Clopas,and MaryMagdalene.
On the thirddaythere was a weddingin Canaof Galilee,and the motherof Jesuswas there;
AfterthisHe went downto Capernaum,He and His motherand [His] brothersand His disciples;and they stayedtherea fewdays.
His mothersaidto the servants,"WhateverHe saysto you, doit."
But whenHis brothershad goneup to the feast,thenHe Himselfalsowentup, not publicly,but as if,in secret.
ThereforeHis brotherssaidto Him, "Leavehereand gointo Judea,sothat Your disciplesalsomay seeYour workswhichYou are doing.
For not evenHis brotherswere believingin Him.
Theseallwith one mindwere continually devoting themselvesto prayer,alongwith [the] women,and Marythe motherof Jesus,and with His brothers.
Do we not havea rightto take alonga believingwife,evenas the restof the apostlesand the brothersof the Lordand Cephas?
But I did not seeany otherof the apostlesexceptJames,the Lord'sbrother.
