Matthew 12:46-50

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 12:48

Verse 48 Matthew 12:48.Who is my mother? These words were unquestionably intended to reprove Mary’s eagerness, and she certainly acted improperly in attempting to interrupt the progress of his discourse. (157) At the same time, by disparaging the relationship of flesh and blood, our Lord teaches a very useful doctrine; for he admits all his disciples and all believers to the same honorable rank, as if they were his nearest relatives, or rather he places them in the room of his mother and... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 12:50

Verse 50 50.For whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven. When he says that they do the will of his Father, he does not mean that they fulfill, in a perfect manner, the whole righteousness of the law; for in that sense the name brother, which is here given by him to his disciples, would not apply to any man. (158) But his design is, to bestow the highest commendation on faith, which is the source and origin of holy obedience, and at the same time covers the defects and sins of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:1-50

The opposition that our Lord met with read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:46

While he yet talked ; while he was yet speaking (Revised Version); i.e. on the occasion which formed the basis of the preceding discourse ( Matthew 12:22-45 ). To the people ; to the multitudes (Revised Version). Behold, his mother and his brethren ( Matthew 13:55 ) stood without (so that he was in a house), desiring ( seeking , Revised Version, ζητοῦντες , they evidently made attempts) to speak with him . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:46-50

The Lord's mother and brethren. I. THEIR INTERVENTION . 1 . The reason of their coming. We know that even later in our Lord's ministry his brethren did not believe in him ( John 7:5 ). They seem to have been Hebrews of the Hebrews, exceedingly zealous of the Law. They had heard, it seems, of the rupture between Christ and the Pharisees. They knew that the Jews at Jerusalem had sought to kill our Lord because of the cure of the impotent man at the Pool of Bethesda on the sabbath... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:46-50

Brotherhood with Christ. It must have been one of the most painful trials in the life of our Lord that none of his relatives except his mother believed in him, and that even she misunderstood him. Instead of supporting his arduous toils, they all did what they could to hinder him. No doubt their motives were kind; they thought he was wearing himself out with too much work; they saw his danger with the authorities, and wished to shield him; they seem to have thought he was beside himself with... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:46-50

The necessary condition of right personal love. In comparing the accounts as quoted above, one thing first arrests our attention, that while no one of them speaks of more than "mother and brethren" seeking for Jesus, every one of them finds a place in the tenderness of Christ's reply for the introduction of the word "sister." St. Luke's, the shortest account, nevertheless explains precisely how "the press" of people was what prevented the "mother and brethren" of Jesus reaching him; while... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:46-50

Christ's relationships. These, so far as they are set forth in the text, are three, viz. he has a relationship to the world, to the family, and to the Church. Consider, then— I. HIS RELATIONSHIP TO THE WOULD . 1 . He is its Redeemer. 2 . He is its Teacher. II. HIS RELATIONSHIP TO HIS FAMILY . 1 . The family claim was asserted. 2 . It was offensively asserted. 3 . The intrusion was reproved. III. HIS RELATIONSHIP TO THE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:47

Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee . The verse is omitted by the Sinaitic manuscript (original hand), the Vatican, and a few others; also by the Old Syriac and some manuscripts of the Old Latin Version. It is clearly an insertion to bridge over the "seeking" of Matthew 12:46 and "him that told him" of Matthew 12:48 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:48

But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? Who are they who are such in the truest sense?—they for whom I must therefore primarily care? read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 12:48

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 12:50

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:1-50

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:46

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:46-50

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:46-50

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:46-50

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:46-50

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:47

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:48

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