All who would receive Christ by faith were united to Him by a tie closer than that of human kinship. They would become one with Him, as He was one with the Father. As a believer and doer of His words, His mother was more nearly and savingly related to Him than through her natural relationship. His brothers would receive no benefit from their connection with Him unless they accepted Him as their personal Saviour.

Alle, der gerne i troen ville tage imod Kristus, var forenede med ham ved et snævrere bånd end menneskers slægtskab. De skulle være et med ham, ligesom han var et med Faderen. Som et menneske, der troede og handlede efter hans ord, var hans moder mere nært og trygt knyttet til ham end ved sit naturlige slægtskab. Hans brødre ville ikke have nogen gavn af deres forbindelse med ham, hvis ikke de tog imod ham som deres personlige frelser.