34 And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
34 Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and said, "Here are my mother and my brothers!
34 And looking about at those who sat around him, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers!
34 Looking around, taking in everyone seated around him, he said, "Right here, right in front of you - my mother and my brothers.
34 And He looked around in a circle at those who sat about Him, and said, "Here are My mother and My brothers!
34 Then he looked at those around him and said, "Look, these are my mother and brothers.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Mark 3:34
Commentary on Mark 3:31-35
(Read Mark 3:31-35)
It is a great comfort to all true Christians, that they are dearer to Christ than mother, brother, or sister as such, merely as relations in the flesh would have been, even had they been holy. Blessed be God, this great and gracious privilege is ours even now; for though Christ's bodily presence cannot be enjoyed by us, his spiritual presence is not denied us.