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Mark 3:33 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" He answered them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” "
Mark 3:33
Verse in Context
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31 His mother and his brothers came, and standing outside, they sent to him, calling him.
32 A multitude was sitting around him, and they told him, “Behold, your mother, your brothers, and your sisters are outside looking for you.”
33 He answered them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?”
34 Looking around at those who sat around him, he said, “Behold, my mother and my brothers!
35 For whoever does the will of God is my brother, my sister, and mother.”
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Mark 3:1
"He entered again into the synagogue, and there was a man there whose hand was withered."
Mark 3:2
"They watched him, whether he would heal him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him."
Mark 3:3
"He said to the man whose hand was withered, “Stand up.”"
Mark 3:4
"He said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath day to do good or to do harm? To save a life or to kill?” But they were silent."
Mark 3:5
"When he had looked around at them with anger, being grieved at the hardening of their hearts, he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored as healthy as the other."
Mark 3:6
"The Pharisees went out, and immediately conspired with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him."
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