Matthew 12:49
And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
KJV
καὶ ἐκτείνας τὴν χεῖρα ἐπὶ τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ εἶπεν· ἰδοὺ ἡ μήτηρ μου καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοί μου·
Greek NT
Et extendens manum in discipulos suos, dixit : Ecce mater mea, et fratres mei.
Vulgate
And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, and said, Behold, my mother and my brethren!
ASV
And stretching forth his hand towards his disciples, he said: Behold my mother and my brethren.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μήτηρ
meter
noun · 84×
μαθητής
mathetes
noun · 261×
χείρ
cheir
noun · 175×
ἀδελφός
adelphos
noun · 343×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐκτείνω
ekteino
verb · 16×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Catechism of the Catholic Church · 2 passages
§764"This Kingdom shines out before men in the word, in the works and in the presence of Christ."163 To welcome Jesus' word is to welcome "the Kingdom itself."164 The seed and beginning of the Kingdom are the "little flock" of those whom Jesus came to gather around him, the flock whose shepherd he is.165 They form Jesus' true family.166 To those whom he thus gathered around him, he…
§2233Becoming a disciple of Jesus means accepting the invitation to belong to God's family, to live in conformity with His way of life: "For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother, and sister, and mother."40 Parents should welcome and respect with joy and thanksgiving the Lord's call to one of their children to follow him in virginity for the sake of the Kingdom …
Cross-references
- Mark 3:34 — And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
- Mark 3:34 — And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
- Matt 25:40 — And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.