Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;
Matthew 12:48 - New Revised Standard Version But to the one who had told him this, Jesus replied, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But He replied to the man who told Him, Who is My mother, and who are My brothers? American Standard Version (1901) But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? Common English Bible Jesus replied, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?” Catholic Public Domain Version But responding to the one speaking to him, he said, "Which one is my mother, and who are my brothers?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But he answering him that told him, said: Who is my mother, and who are my brethren? |
Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;
Someone told him, “Look, your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you.”
And pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers!
He said to them, “Why were you searching for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?”
And Jesus increased in wisdom and in years, and in divine and human favor.
From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view; even though we once knew Christ from a human point of view, we know him no longer in that way.
who said of his father and mother, “I regard them not”; he ignored his kin, and did not acknowledge his children. For they observed your word, and kept your covenant.