Family Fears Jesus is Over Committed
Matthew 12:46-50, Mark 3:31-35, Luke 8:19-21
Matthew 12:46-50
Look! While he was teaching the people, his mother and his brothers arrived outside the house, trying to reach him and speak with him. Someone eventually told him, “Your mother and brothers are outside, trying to get in and talk with you.”
But he answered and said to the one who informed him, “Who is my mother? And who are my brothers?” And he pointed toward his followers, and said, “Look—my mother and my brothers. For whomever does the will of my Father in heaven—that one is my brother, and sister, and mother.”
Mark 3:31-35
His mother and brothers came, and not getting in, sent word to him, asking him to come with them. But the crowd surrounded him. Eventually, they said to him, “Look, your mother and your brothers are outside, seeking you.”
And he said to them, “Who is my mother, or my brothers?” And he looked at the ones seated around him, and said, “Look, these are my mother and my brothers! For whomever does the will of God, the same one is my brother, and my sister, and mother.”
Luke 8:19-21
Then his mother and brothers came to him, but could not get in the house for the crowd. Eventually, someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, trying to see you.” And he answered and said to them, “My mother and my brothers are those that hear the word of God, and do it.”