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Matthew 12:47-50 NWT
47 So someone said to him: "Look! Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak to you." 48 As an answer he said to the one telling him: "Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?" 49 And extending his hand toward his disciples, he said: "Look! My mother and my brothers! 50 For whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother."

Matthew 12:47-50 CEV
(47) Someone told Jesus, "Your mother and brothers are standing outside and want to talk with you." (48) Jesus answered, "Who is my mother and who are my brothers?" (49) Then he pointed to his disciples and said, "These are my mother and my brothers! (50) Anyone who obeys my Father in heaven is my brother or sister or mother."

Matthew 12:47-50 GNB
(47) So one of the people there said to him, "Look, your mother and brothers are standing outside, and they want to speak with you." (48) Jesus answered, "Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?" (49) Then he pointed to his disciples and said, "Look! Here are my mother and my brothers! (50) Whoever does what my Father in heaven wants is my brother, my sister, and my mother."

Matthew 12:47-50 BBE
(47) And one said to him, See, your mother and your brothers are outside, desiring to have talk with you. (48) But he in answer said to him who gave the news, Who is my mother and who are my brothers? (49) And he put out his hand to his disciples and said, See, my mother and my brothers! (50) For whoever does the pleasure of my Father in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

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The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

YLT - Young's Literal Translation