Acts 1:14 (WEB)
All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer and supplication, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
As quoted in the map (KJV)
Acts 1:14 (KJV)
These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
Key words
- ὁμοθυμαδόνhomothymadon · Greek
- 'with one accord' — united in prayer.
- Μαριὰμ τῇ μητρὶ τοῦ ἸησοῦMariam tē mētri tou Iēsou · Greek
- 'Mary the mother of Jesus' — named in the upper room before Pentecost.
- τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς αὐτοῦtois adelphois autou · Greek
- 'his brethren' — listed separately from Mary, not as her sons.
Why it matters
Mary is in the upper room with the apostles, praying with them before the coming of the Spirit. Pitre takes this as the sequel to John 19:27: the disciple took her as his own, and now she stands at the heart of the apostolic community as it becomes the Church. The mother of Jesus is present at the Church's birth as its mother.