While he was still speaking to the people, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, asking to speak to him. The appearance of Jesus' mother and brothers while he is teaching communicates the tension between natural family and kingdom family. The standing outside communicates that they have not been able to reach Jesus through the crowd — and the teaching that follows will use their position to make a point about who constitutes the true family of Jesus.

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