Matthew 12:44-50 ▼

44 Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came’; and when it comes, it finds it unoccupied, swept, and put in order.

45 Then it goes and brings along with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they come in and live there; and the last condition of that person becomes worse than the first. That is the way it will also be with this evil generation.”

46 While He was still speaking to the crowds, behold, His mother and brothers were standing outside, seeking to speak to Him.

47 [Someone said to Him, “Look, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak to You.”]

48 But Jesus replied to the one who was telling Him and said, “Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?”

49 And extending His hand toward His disciples, He said, “Behold: My mother and My brothers!

50 For whoever does the will of My Father who is in heaven, he is My brother, and sister, and mother.”