Cross references

Matthew 12:50

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

Matthew 12:50 BSB

Matthew 12:50 has 36 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 33 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Luke 8:21 (28 votes) and Mark 3:35 (24 votes). 43 other verses point back to it. It links with 25 other books, from Leviticus 20 to Revelation 22.

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Which verses does Matthew 12:50 point to?

The 20 strongest of 36, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Luke 8:2128 votes

    But He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and carry it out.”

  2. Mark 3:3524 votes

    For whoever does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.”

  3. John 15:1417 votes

    You are My friends if you do what I command you.

  4. “Do not be afraid,” said Jesus. “Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see Me.”

  5. As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and blessed are the breasts that nursed You!” But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

  6. And this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we should love one another just as He commanded us. Whoever keeps His commandments remains in God, and God in him. And by this we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit He has given us.

  7. For both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers. He says: “I will proclaim Your name to My brothers; I will sing Your praises in the assembly.” …

  8. Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls. Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.

  9. 1 John 2:1710 votes

    The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.

  10. John 6:299 votes

    Jesus replied, “The work of God is this: to believe in the One He has sent.”

  11. John 6:409 votes
  12. John 20:176 votes

    “Do not cling to Me,” Jesus said, “for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go and tell My brothers, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’”

Which verses point to Matthew 12:50?

The 10 strongest of 43.