Pointing to His disciples, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers.
Many excellent, useful sayings came from the mouth of our Lord Jesus upon particular occasions; even his digressions were instructive, as well as his set discourses: as here, Observe, I. How Christ was interrupted in his preaching by his mother and his brethren, that stood without, desiring to speak with him (Mat 12:40, Mat 12:47); which desire of theirs was conveyed to him through the crowd.
Commenting on Matthew 12:46-50
And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples--How graphic is this! It is the language evidently of an eye-witness. and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! (11) None are more near unto us than they that are of the household of faith.