Then he looked at those around him and said, “Look, these are my mother and brothers.
I will proclaim your name to my brothers and sisters. I will praise you among your assembled people.
Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t be afraid! Go tell my brothers to leave for Galilee, and they will see me there.”
Jesus replied, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?”
And he was amazed at their unbelief. Then Jesus went from village to village, teaching the people.
“Don’t cling to me,” Jesus said, “for I haven’t yet ascended to the Father. But go find my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”
For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.