Jesus Speaks to a Crowd About His BrethrenBible World
8:20Luke 8:20
And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.
Jesus was teaching a crowd that was eagerly feasting on His words when word came to Him that His mother and His brothers were standing outside wanting to speak with Him. In answer He looked upon those listening around Him and stretched His hands toward them. He named them as His true mother and His brothers. Whoever does the will of His Father in heaven is His brother and sister and mother, so that spiritual kinship through obedience to God takes precedence over physical family ties. This is a comfort to every believer, revealing how near and dear they are to Christ.
Jesus was teaching a crowd that was eagerly feasting on His words when word came to Him that His mother and His brothers were standing outside wanting to speak with Him. In answer He looked upon those listening around Him and stretched His hands toward them. He named them as His true mother and His brothers. Whoever does the will of His Father in heaven is His brother and sister and mother, so that spiritual kinship through obedience to God takes precedence over physical family ties. This is a comfort to every believer, revealing how near and dear they are to Christ.