It still is not clear or plain that His mother and brethren were not His followers. The writer relates this to remind us that if we hear the word and obey it, we are brothers and sisters, children of God through Christ.
“He looked round about on them which sat about and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother and my sister and mother.”
He must have been talking about those who followed him.
Of course, He was. It just isn’t plain or clear that He means those around Him or those who came to speak to Him.
The passage does not say one way or the other.
The passage does not say one way or the other.
Matt 12
46While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him. 47Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee. 48But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? 49And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! 50For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
Mark ch 3
32 And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.
33 And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?
34 And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
In matt he stretched his hand toward his disciples.
In fact both passages makes it very plain.