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21 When his relatives heard of this they set out to seize him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.”(A)

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Jesus and His Family. 31 (A)His mother and his brothers arrived. Standing outside they sent word to him and called him.

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So his brothers[a] said to him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that your disciples also may see the works you are doing. No one works in secret if he wants to be known publicly. If you do these things, manifest yourself to the world.”(A) For his brothers did not believe in him.

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Footnotes

  1. 7:3 Brothers: these relatives (cf. Jn 2:12 and see note on Mk 6:3) are never portrayed as disciples until after the resurrection (Acts 1:14). Mt 13:55 and Mk 6:3 give the names of four of them. Jesus has already performed works/signs in Judea; cf. Jn 2:23; 3:2; 4:45; 5:8.