John 17:20; John 17:8; John 17:9; John 20:17-20; Mark 3:34; Matthew 28:7
See also Mark 3:31-35 ; Luke 8:19-21 . His brethren - There has been some difference of opinion about the persons who are referred to here, s...
(11) And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! (11) None are more near unto us than they tha...
The connexion of Matthew 12:43 is with Matthew 12:30 , as is shown by Lk.; neutrality in the spiritual life cannot last. The point of the illustra...
stretched forth His hand toward . He pointed to.
DISCOURSE: 1359 CHRIST’S REGARD TO HIS OBEDIENT FOLLOWERS Matthew 12:46-50 . While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his breth...
And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! And he stretched forth his hand toward his...
Plucking Corn on the Sabbath. Blasphemy against the Holy Ghost 1-8. Plucking the corn on the sabbath ( Mark 2:23 ; Luke 6:1 ). This chapter begin...
His mother and brethren ( Mark 3:31 ; Luke 8:19 ). Jesus here, as on other occasions, declares Himself independent of family ties, and united by s...
Behold my mother and my brethren. — The words assert in its strongest form the truth which we all acknowledge, that though natural relationships in...
Chapter 10 The Shadow of the Cross - Matthew 11:1-30 ; Matthew 12:1-50 I-DISCOURAGEMENTS. Matthew 11:1-30 HITHERTO almost everything has been...
Opposing or Doing God's Will Matthew 12:38-50 It was an evil and adulterous age. It had no spiritual appreciation, and was intent on getting an...
This chapter chronicles direct attacks on Christ. The first was petty and foolish. It is on the question of the Sabbath. The Master gives to His peop...
"While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him. (47) Then one said unto him, Behol...
And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples ,.... By whom are meant, not only the twelve, but all others present, who truly believed in hi...
And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! Ver. 49. Behold my mother and my brethren ] Sa...
While he yet talked with the people While he was uttering these solemn truths, and giving these awful warnings, in the audience of the vast multitu...
We have seen that Matthew groups events with a dispensational end in view, and chapter 12 shows a building up on Israel's part to a state of utter re...
Who Are Christ's Relations. 46 While he yet talked to the people, behold, his m...
See Poole on " Matthew 12:50 " .
The True Household of God (12:46-50). In contrast with the house of old one-time Israel is the household of the new Israel of God, the ‘household...
‘But he answered and said to the one who told him, “Who is my mother? and who are my brothers?” And he stretched out his hand towards his disciples,...
CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 12:46 . His brethren. —See on Matthew 13:55 . Desiring to speak with Him. —A motive is assigned ( Mark 3:21 ). It would...
Matthew 12:46-50 Jesus and His Brethren. Consider: I. the brethren of the boyhood of Jesus. Christ was born into the home and was to live in a b...
Matthew 12:2 . Thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath- day. The pharisees did not find fault with eating a few ears of b...
The same is My brother, and sister, and mother. Christians are Christ’s Relations I. That Jesus here implies that the supreme relationships of...
EXPOSITION Matthew 12:1-40 The opposition that our Lord met with (1) from his enemies ( Matthew 12:1-40 ); (2) from his relations (...
Christ's Relatives. Matthew 12:46-50
And He stretched forth His hand toward His disciples and said, Behold My mother and My brethren!
See the highest severity, and the highest goodness! Severity to his natural, goodness to his spiritual relations! In a manner disclaiming the forme...
49 And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said,Behold my mother and my brethren!