When Jesus was informed that his mother, brothers and sisters needed his attention, he replied by looking around at those seated in the circle and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.” (Mk.3:31-35) His response demonstrates that the condition for the Kingdom of God is doing God’s will rather than attachment to family and/or inner-circles. The word ‘whoever’ belongs to the category of indefinite relative pronouns. It has no antecedent in terms of identity (family, friends, partners) but is only determined by a condition that … Continue reading #SV – On the ‘Whoever’