...21—25, 62 . D. 30.] brethren stind without, desiring to see thee. 21 And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it. 22 Now " it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples : and he...

...by certain, Thy mother and Thy brethren stand without, desiring to see Thee . . . He answered . . . My mother and My brethren are these which hear the Word of God, and do it e ." Such, in the early Church,—not to multiply quotations where one may shew its temper, —...

...Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee. And he answered and said unto them, Father, and he shall be to me a Son ? And again, when he bringeth in t it. Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said...

...Mother and Thy Brethren stand without, desiring to see Thee. And He an- 21 swered and said unto them, My Mother and My Brethren are these which hear the Word of GOD, and do it. This was surely said for the comfort of as many as should come after : and it is well worthy of...

...thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee. 21 But he answered and said unto them, cp. 6 1o. My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God [cp. 5 1 ; 8 1 1 ; 1 1 28 : also 1 2 ; 8 12-15; and 4 32], and do it cp. 22 42. cp. 441;5 24, 38 ;...

...She had no special influence with Jesus as His mother and neither did the half brothers. Jesus said, "My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do if' (Luke 8:21). And in Luke 11:27 we read that "a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice,...

...mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee. 21 And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it. 22 Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said...

...had spoken could only be the persecuted tribulation martyrs, both Jew and Gentile. Jesus said: "... my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it" (Luke 8:21). Jesus called His disciples "my brethren" (Matthew 12:49; John 20:17), but never the...

...'mother' is not only a direct reference to the Virgin, but is employed in the wider sense of Luke 8:21, 'My Mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it'. The indecorous nature of Crashaw's language and images direct the reader to interpret them as...

...roof. 13. Will a man rob God? 14. Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds1 1 5. My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it. 16. I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul. 17. Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? 18. Can...