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International Version</a></span><br />Pointing to his disciples, he said, &#8220Here are my mother and my brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/matthew/12.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then he pointed to his disciples and said, “Look, these are my mother and brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/matthew/12.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/matthew/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Pointing to His disciples, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/12.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And having stretched out His hand to His disciples, He said, "Behold, My mother and My brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/matthew/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And He stretched out His hand toward His disciples and said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/matthew/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And extending His hand toward His disciples, He said, “Behold: My mother and My brothers!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And stretching out His hand toward His disciples, He said, &#8220Behold My mother and My brothers!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/matthew/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And stretching out His hand toward His disciples, He said, “Behold, My mother and My brothers!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/matthew/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And stretching out His hand toward His disciples, He said, “Behold My mother and My brothers!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/matthew/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And stretching out His hand toward His disciples [and all His other followers], He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/matthew/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And stretching out His hand toward His disciples, He said, &#8220Here are My mother and My brothers! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/matthew/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, and said, Behold, my mother and my brethren!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/matthew/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then he pointed to his disciples and said, "These are my mother and my brothers! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/matthew/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, and said, Behold, my mother and my brethren!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/matthew/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Pointing with his hand at his disciples, he said, "Look, here are my mother and my brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/matthew/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then he pointed to his disciples and said, "Look! Here are my mother and my brothers! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/matthew/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then pointing with his hand at his disciples, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/matthew/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Pointing to His disciples, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/matthew/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />And pointing toward his disciples he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/matthew/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And he stretched out his hand towards his disciples, and said, "Look, my mother and my brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/matthew/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/12.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />And pointing to His disciples He added, "See here are my mother and my brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/matthew/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He stretched out his hand toward his disciples, and said, “Behold, my mother and my brothers! <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/matthew/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And having stretched forth His hand toward His disciples, He said, “Behold, My mother and My brothers!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/12.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And having stretched out His hand to His disciples, He said, "Behold, My mother and My brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/matthew/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And having stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, he said, 'Lo, my mother and my brethren!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/matthew/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And having stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, he said, Behold my mother and my brethren!<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/matthew/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And stretching forth his hand towards his disciples, he said: Behold my mother and my brethren. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/matthew/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And extending his hand to his disciples, he said: “Behold: my mother and my brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/matthew/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he pointed his hand to his disciples and said, Behold my mother, and behold my brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/12.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And he stretched his hands toward his disciples and said, “Behold my mother and behold my brothers!”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/matthew/12.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And he stretched out his hand toward his disciples, and said: Behold my mother and my brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/matthew/12.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And reaching forth His hand to His disciples, He said, <FR>Behold my mother and my brothers!<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/matthew/12.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And stretching out his hand towards his disciples, he said, Behold my mother and my brethren.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/matthew/12.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />and holding out his hand towards his disciples, see there, said he, my mother, and my brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/12.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />And pointing to His disciples He added, "See here are my mother and my brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/matthew/12.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And stretching forth His hand toward His disciples, He said, <FR>"Behold, My mother and My brothers!<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/matthew/12.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />and stretching out his hand towards his disciples, He said, <FR>"Behold my mother and my brethren:"<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/12-49.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=3433" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/matthew/12.htm">Jesus' Mother and Brothers</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">48</span>But Jesus replied, “Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?” <span class="reftext">49</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/1614.htm" title="1614: ekteinas (V-APA-NMS) -- To stretch out (forth), cast forth (as of an anchor), lay hands on. From ek and teino; to extend.">Pointing</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5495.htm" title="5495: cheira (N-AFS) -- A hand. "></a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">to</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">His</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tous (Art-AMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3101.htm" title="3101: mathētas (N-AMP) -- A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.">disciples,</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">He said,</a> <a href="/greek/2400.htm" title="2400: Idou (V-AMA-2S) -- See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!">“Here are</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">My</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3384.htm" title="3384: mētēr (N-NFS) -- A mother. Apparently a primary word; a mother.">mother</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">My</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/80.htm" title="80: adelphoi (N-NMP) -- A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote.">brothers.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">50</span>For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/3-33.htm">Mark 3:33-35</a></span><br />But Jesus replied, “Who are My mother and My brothers?” / Looking at those seated in a circle around Him, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers! / For whoever does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-21.htm">Luke 8:21</a></span><br />But He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and carry it out.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-14.htm">John 15:14-15</a></span><br />You are My friends if you do what I command you. / No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-29.htm">Romans 8:29</a></span><br />For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/2-11.htm">Hebrews 2:11</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-26.htm">Galatians 3:26-28</a></span><br />You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. / For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. / There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-19.htm">Ephesians 2:19</a></span><br />Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-1.htm">1 John 3:1-2</a></span><br />Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him. / Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-12.htm">John 1:12-13</a></span><br />But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God— / children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-40.htm">Matthew 25:40</a></span><br />And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-26.htm">John 19:26-27</a></span><br />When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, here is your son.” / Then He said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” So from that hour, this disciple took her into his home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/1-14.htm">Acts 1:14</a></span><br />With one accord they all continued in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-5.htm">Romans 12:5</a></span><br />so in Christ we who are many are one body, and each member belongs to one another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/12-12.htm">1 Corinthians 12:12-14</a></span><br />The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ. / For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink. / For the body does not consist of one part, but of many.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-2.htm">Colossians 1:2</a></span><br />To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brothers!</p><p class="hdg">his disciples.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/28-7.htm">Matthew 28:7</a></b></br> And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/3-34.htm">Mark 3:34</a></b></br> And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/17-8.htm">John 17:8,9,20</a></b></br> For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received <i>them</i>, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">Added</a> <a href="/matthew/12-27.htm">Disciples</a> <a href="/matthew/12-44.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/matthew/12-13.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/matthew/12-48.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-9.htm">Pointing</a> <a href="/matthew/12-13.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/micah/2-5.htm">Stretching</a> <a href="/matthew/6-12.htm">Towards</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/28-14.htm">Added</a> <a href="/matthew/13-10.htm">Disciples</a> <a href="/matthew/13-1.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/matthew/14-31.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/matthew/12-50.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/matthew/24-1.htm">Pointing</a> <a href="/matthew/14-31.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/luke/5-13.htm">Stretching</a> <a href="/matthew/14-14.htm">Towards</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 12</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/12-1.htm">Jesus reproves the blindness of the Pharisees concerning the Sabbath,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/12-3.htm">by scripture,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/12-9.htm">by reason,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/12-13.htm">and by a miracle.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/12-22.htm">He heals a man possessed that was blind and mute;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/12-24.htm">and confronting the absurd charge of casting out demons by Beelzebub, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/12-32.htm">he shows that blasphemy against the Holy Spirit shall never be forgiven.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/12-36.htm">Account shall be made of idle words.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">38. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/12-38.htm">He rebukes the unfaithful, who seek after a sign,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/12-46.htm">and shows who is his brother, sister, and mother.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the Greek, the word used here is "ἐκτείνας" (ekteinas), which means to stretch out or extend. This gesture was a deliberate and intentional act by Jesus, emphasizing the importance of His message. In the Jewish tradition, gestures were often used to convey authority and to draw attention to a particular teaching. By pointing to His disciples, Jesus was not only identifying them but also elevating their status in the eyes of those present. This act signifies the beginning of a new spiritual family, one that transcends biological ties and is rooted in faith and obedience to God.<p><b>He said</b><br />The phrase "He said" underscores the authority of Jesus' words. In the Greek, "εἶπεν" (eipen) is used, which is a common verb for speaking but carries the weight of a proclamation or declaration. In the context of the Gospels, whenever Jesus speaks, it is with divine authority and purpose. His words are not mere suggestions but are teachings that demand attention and response. This moment is a pivotal teaching moment where Jesus is redefining relationships in the Kingdom of God.<p><b>Here are My mother and My brothers</b><br />This statement is profound and revolutionary. In the Jewish culture of the time, family ties were of utmost importance, and one's identity was closely linked to their family lineage. The Greek word for "mother" is "μήτηρ" (mētēr) and for "brothers" is "ἀδελφοί" (adelphoi). By using these terms, Jesus is not dismissing His biological family but is expanding the definition of family to include those who follow Him. This redefinition is consistent with the teachings of the New Testament, where spiritual kinship is based on faith and obedience to God's will. Jesus is emphasizing that true kinship is not determined by blood but by a shared commitment to the Kingdom of God. This teaching would have been radical to His audience, challenging them to see beyond traditional familial boundaries and to embrace a broader, spiritual family united in Christ.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(49) <span class= "bld">Behold my mother and my brethren.</span>--The words assert in its strongest form the truth which we all acknowledge, that though natural relationships involve duties which may not be neglected, spiritual relationships, the sense of brotherhood in a great cause, of devotion to the same Master, are above them, and that when the two clash (as in the case supposed in <a href="/matthew/10-37.htm" title="He that loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.">Matthew 10:37</a>), the latter must of right prevail.<p>The words have naturally occupied a prominent position in the controversial writings of Protestants against what has been judged by them to be the idolatrous worship of the Virgin Mother by the Church of Rome; and it is clear that they have a very direct bearing on it. They do exclude the thought that her intercession is mightier to prevail than that of any other pure and saintly soul. Though spoken with no apparent reference to the abuses of later ages, the words are a protest, all the stronger because of the absence of such reference, against the excess of reverence which has passed into a <span class= "ital">cultus,</span> and the idolatry of dressed-up dolls into which that <span class= "ital">cultus</span> has developed.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 49.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples</span>. One of the very few signs of an eye-witness in sentences peculiar to the First Gospel (see Introduction, p. 11). <span class="cmt_word">And said, Behold my mother and my brethren!</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/matthew/12-49.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Pointing</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐκτείνας</span> <span class="translit">(ekteinas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1614.htm">Strong's 1614: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stretch out (forth), cast forth (as of an anchor), lay hands on. From ek and teino; to extend.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐπὶ</span> <span class="translit">(epi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> </span><span class="str2">On, to, against, on the basis of, at. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">His</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(autou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">disciples,</span><br /><span class="grk">μαθητὰς</span> <span class="translit">(mathētas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3101.htm">Strong's 3101: </a> </span><span class="str2">A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He said,</span><br /><span class="grk">εἶπεν</span> <span class="translit">(eipen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> </span><span class="str2">Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Here are</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἰδοὺ</span> <span class="translit">(Idou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2400.htm">Strong's 2400: </a> </span><span class="str2">See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My</span><br /><span class="grk">μου</span> <span class="translit">(mou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> </span><span class="str2">I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">mother</span><br /><span class="grk">μήτηρ</span> <span class="translit">(mētēr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3384.htm">Strong's 3384: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother. Apparently a primary word; a 'mother'.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">My</span><br /><span class="grk">μου</span> <span class="translit">(mou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> </span><span class="str2">I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">brothers.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀδελφοί</span> <span class="translit">(adelphoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_80.htm">Strong's 80: </a> </span><span class="str2">A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. 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