Mark 3:34

And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!

Cross-reference

Matthew 12:49 shows Jesus pointing to his disciples as his true family, the same scene from a different Gospel.

In Matthew 25:40-45, Jesus expands this principle: serving 'the least of these' is serving him — redefining family by action toward others.

In Matthew 28:10, Jesus calls his disciples 'brothers' — directly fulfilling the new spiritual family he defined here.

Luke 11:27 Parallel

In Luke 11:27, a woman blesses Mary, but Jesus redirects: obedience, not blood, brings blessing — echoing this redefinition of family.

Luke 11:28 Parallel

In Luke 11:28, Jesus says hearing and obeying God's word makes one blessed — mirroring the criterion for being his family here.

John 20:17 Allusion

In John 20:17, Jesus calls his disciples 'brothers' after resurrection, affirming the spiritual family he established here.

Romans 8:29 Allusion

In Romans 8:29, Paul says believers are predestined to be brothers of Christ — the family Jesus redefined here.

In Hebrews 2:11, Christ is not ashamed to call believers brothers — directly applying this redefinition of family.

In Hebrews 2:12, Christ declares God's name to his brothers — the same spiritual family from Mark 3:34.

John 19:27 Allusion

In John 19:27, Jesus again uses 'behold' to designate family, here entrusting his mother to John, echoing the redefinition of family in Mark 3:34.