Matthew 12:50

2 Clement

not with the mouth only, but also with the heart, that He may accept us as sons. For the Lord has said, "Those are My brethren who do the will of My Father."[71]

Excerpts of Theodotus

Accordingly He leads us into the liberty of the Father,-sons that are co-heirs and friends. "For," says the Lord, "they that do the will of my Father are my brethren and fellow-heirs."[36]

2 Clement

Let us therefore give Him praise, not with the mouth only, but also with the heart, that tie may accept us as sons. For the Lord has said, "Those are my brethren who do the will of my Father."[54]

Origen Commentary on John Book II

But neither the passage nor this difficulty is hard to explain. For if he who does the will of the Father in heaven[29]