'Relatives' in the Bible
And if you salute only your near relatives, what praise is due to you? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?
Hearing of this, His relatives came to seize Him by force, for they said, "He is out of his mind."
But Jesus said to them, "There is no Prophet without honour except in his own country, and among his own relatives, and in his own home."
and her neighbours and relatives heard how the Lord had had great compassion on her; and they rejoiced with her.
but supposing Him to be in the travelling company, they proceeded a day's journey. Then they searched up and down for Him among their relatives and acquaintances;
Also to His host, who had invited Him, He said, "When you give a breakfast or a dinner, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbours, lest perhaps they should invite you in return and a requital be made you.
You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives, friends; and some of you they will put to death.
and said to him, "'Leave your country and your relatives, and go into whatever land I point out to you.'
and the day after that they reached Caesarea. There Cornelius was awaiting their arrival, and had invited all his relatives and intimate friends to be present.