"For whoeverdoesthe willof My Fatherwho is in heaven,he is My brotherand sisterand mother."
I will tellof Your nameto my brethren;In the midstof the assemblyI will praiseYou.
"A gardenlockedis my sister,[my] bride,A rockgardenlocked,a springsealedup.
And stretchingout His handtowardHis disciples,He said,"BeholdMy motherand My brothers!
That dayJesuswentout of the houseand was sittingby the sea.
While he was stillspeaking,a brightcloudovershadowedthem, and behold,a voiceout of the cloudsaid,"Thisis My belovedSon,with whomI am well-pleased;listento Him!"
"The Kingwill answerand sayto them, 'TrulyI sayto you, to the extentthat you didit to oneof thesebrothersof Mine,[even] the least[of them], you didit to Me.'
"ThenHe will answerthem, 'TrulyI sayto you, to the extentthat you didnot doit to oneof the leastof these,you did not doit to Me.'
ThenJesussaidto them, "Do not be afraid;goand take wordto My brethrento leavefor Galilee,and therethey will seeMe."
"For whoeverdoesthe willof God,he is My brotherand sisterand mother."
But He answeredand saidto them, "My motherand My brothersare thesewho hearthe wordof Godand doit."
"You are My friendsifyou dowhatI commandyou.
Jesussaidto her, "Stopclingingto Me, for I have not yetascendedto the Father;but goto My brethrenand sayto them, 'I ascendto My Fatherand your Father,and My Godand your God.'"
Jesusansweredand saidto them, "Thisis the workof God,that you believein Him whomHe has sent."
"For thisis the willof My Father,that everyonewho beholdsthe Sonand believesin Him will haveeternallife,and I Myselfwill raisehim up on the lastday."
"Thereforehaving overlookedthe timesof ignorance,Godis nowdeclaringto menthat all[people] everywhereshould repent,
but [kept] declaringbothto thoseof Damascusfirst,and [also] at Jerusalemand [then] throughout allthe regionof Judea,and [even] to the Gentiles,that they should repentand turnto God,performingdeedsappropriateto repentance.
For those whomHe foreknew,He alsopredestined[to become] conformedto the imageof His Son,sothat He would be the firstbornamongmanybrethren;
Do we not havea rightto take alonga believingwife,evenas the restof the apostlesand the brothersof the Lordand Cephas?
For I am jealousfor you with a godlyjealousy;for I betrothedyou to onehusband,so that to ChristI might presentyou [as] a purevirgin.
For in ChristJesusneithercircumcisionnoruncircumcisionmeansanything,but faithworkingthroughlove.
For neitheris circumcisionanything,noruncircumcision,but a newcreation.
[a renewal] in whichthereis no[distinction between] Greekand Jew,circumcisedand uncircumcised,barbarian,Scythian,slaveand freeman,but Christis all,and in all.
the older womenas mothers,[and] the youngerwomenas sisters,in allpurity.
And having been made perfect,He becameto allthosewho obeyHim the sourceof eternalsalvation,
soas to livethe restof the timein the fleshno longerfor the lustsof men,but for the willof God.
The worldis passing away,and [also] its lusts;but the one who doesthe willof Godlivesforever.
Blessedare thosewho washtheir robes,sothat they may have the rightto the treeof life,and may enterby the gatesinto the city.
