Matthew 12:46-50

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 12:50

whosoever. Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Genus), App-6 , denned by obedience, and made an hypothesis by the particle " an ". do = have done. heaven = [the] heavens. Plural, because there is no contrast with the "earth". See note on Matthew 6:9 , Matthew 6:10 . the same = he. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 12:46

While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to speak with him.If the mother of Jesus in this passage was his literal mother, then there is no reason to suppose that his brothers were not his literal brothers. Medieval theology has warped the views of expositors on such Scriptures as this and others like it. See more on this subject under Matthew 13:55. What they desired to discuss is not known. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 12:47

And one said unto him, Behold thy mother and thy brethren stand without, seeking to speak to thee.Whoever delivered that message apparently expected Jesus to drop everything and honor the intrusion. He did no such thing. He plainly declared that the ties of flesh and blood would not take precedence over the spiritual ties of the kingdom itself. At least, this would appear to be a logical inference from what Christ said and did. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 12:48

But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, and said, Behold, my mother and my brethren!Probably due to his foresight of the gross idolatry that would flourish around the name of his mother, Christ was careful to guard against it. More on this will be found under Matthew 13:55. Mary was never set forth as a female deity by Christ. If she had been, in any sense, the "Mother of God," Christ's... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 12:50

For whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.Relationship to Christ does not depend on fleshly kinship but on obedience to God's will. As John's gospel has it, "As many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God" (John 1:12,13). read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 12:46

Matthew 12:46. Behold, his mother and his brethren— See ch. Matthew 13:55. Mary was attended by her sister's children, who were the cousins, or, according to the Hebrew dialect, the brethren of Christ, (see on ch. Matthew 10:2.) and who waited on her during her stay in Capernaum; a piece of respect which her blessed Son could not shew, on account of the duties of his ministry. It was on occasion of their application to him, that Jesus uttered that excellent saying in the subsequent verses,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 12:48

Matthew 12:48. Who is my mother? &c.— To suppose that our Lord here intends to put any slight on his mother, would be very absurd. He only took the opportunity of expressing his affection to his obedient disciples in a peculiarly endearing manner, which could not but be a very great comfort to them, and would be to Susanna, Joanna, Mary Magdalene, and the other pious women who sat near him, (Luke 8:2-3.) a rich equivalent for all the fatigue and expence which their zeal for their heavenly... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 12:50

Matthew 12:50. The same is my brother, and sister, and mother— He is my brother, or sister, or mother. Doddridge. This short speech of our Lord, related by the evangelist with great simplicity, is, without his seeming to design it, one of the finest encomiums imaginable. Could the most elaborate panegyric have done our Lord and his religion half the honour which this divine sentiment has done them? Whosoever shall do the will of my Father, &c. "I regard obedience to God so highly, that I... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 12:46

46. While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren—(See on :-). stood without, desiring to speak with him—"and could not come at Him for the press" (Luke 8:19). For what purpose these came, we learn from Mark 3:20; Mark 3:21. In His zeal and ardor He seemed indifferent both to food and repose, and "they went to lay hold of Him" as one "beside Himself." Mark (Mark 3:21- :) says graphically, "And the multitude sat about Him"—or "around Him." read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 12:47

47. Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee, &c.—Absorbed in the awful warnings He was pouring forth, He felt this to be an unseasonable interruption, fitted to dissipate the impression made upon the large audience—such an interruption as duty to the nearest relatives did not require Him to give way to. But instead of a direct rebuke, He seizes on the incident to convey a sublime lesson, expressed in a style of inimitable... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 12:50

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 12:46

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 12:47

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 12:48

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 12:50

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 12:46

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 12:48

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 12:50

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 12:46

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 12:47

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