Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.”
I saw none of the other apostles—only James, the Lord’s brother.
Don’t we have the right to take a believing wife along with us, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?
They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
Isn’t this the carpenter? Isn’t this Mary’s son and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Aren’t his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him.
Now Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see him, but they were not able to get near him because of the crowd.
He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear God’s word and put it into practice.”