“That which I was lately saying, that when virtue is wanting all things are vain, this is now also pointed out very abundantly. For I indeed was saying, that age and nature, and to dwell in the wilderness, and all such things, are alike unprofitable, where there is not a good mind; but to-day we learn in addition anoth…”
John Chrysostom, 5th c. — Homily on the Gospel of Matthew 44
Original
50For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
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In context
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!