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Matthew 12:46-50
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14But the Pharisees went out
and plotted how they might kill Jesus.
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46While Jesus was still
talking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak
to him.
47Someone told him, “Your
mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you.”
48He replied to him, “Who is
my mother, and who are my brothers?”
49Pointing to his disciples,
he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers.
50For whoever does the will
of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”
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1)
Is verse 14
included in VisionCasting-Matthew12.9-14?
o
Yes.
2)
Why is verse 14
included here?
o
It is included here
to provide continuity of context.
3)
Was Jesus
speaking in terms of earthly relationship or spiritual relationship when he
referred to brother and sister and mother, given that doing God’s will was what
bound those relationships to him in verse 50?
o
Jesus was
speaking in terms of spiritual relationship.
4)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verses 49 and 50 were his disciples doing God’s will
and why?
o
Yes, because Jesus
called them his mother and brothers.
5)
What was the
reason Jesus’ mother and brothers wanted to speak to him?
o
They wanted to
turn Jesus around in his conflict with the religious leaders.
o
Because
o
In verse 14
earlier in the chapter the Pharisees were plotting how they might kill Jesus.
6)
Did Jesus comply
with his family’s wish for him and why?
o
No, because Jesus
continued to head for the cross to his death in accordance with God’s will.
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Matthew 12:46-50
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