No one sews a patch of a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; or else [it] takes away its completeness, the new [piece] from the old [garment], and the tear becomes worse.

Then His brothers and His mother came, and as they stood outside they sent to Him, calling for Him.

But He answered them, saying, "Who is My mother, or My brothers?"

For whoever does the will of God is My brother and My sister and mother."

And He said, "To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest [they are] in parables, that 'Seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.'

Then His mother and brothers came to Him, and could not approach Him because of the crowd.

But He answered and said to them, "My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it."

Is this not the carpenter's son? Is not His mother called Mary? And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Jude?

Is this not the carpenter, the Son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?" And they were offended at Him.

After this He went down to Capernaum, He, His mother, His brothers, and His disciples; and there they remained not many days.

His brothers therefore said to Him, "Depart from here and go into Judea, so that Your disciples also may see the works that You do.

For not even His brothers believed in Him.

But when His brothers had gone up, then also He Himself went up to the feast, not openly, but as [it were] in secret.

These were continuing with one mind in prayer and petition, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.

Do we have no right to take along a wife [who is] a sister, as do also the other apostles, the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?

But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the brother of the Lord.