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Jesus had brothers and sisters who are mentioned in the New Testament. But what can we know about them?
Jesus' human family
In the New Testament we read many times about Jesus' brothers and sisters. Some are named and appear in the Early Church. There is no family tree or a passage explaining it, but if we piece together relevant passages and verses in the Gospels and the Epistles, we can build up a picture of the human family which Jesus was born into.
Brothers and sisters in the Gospel accounts
In one story, it says of Jesus that "while he was still speaking to the people, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, asking to speak to him." This is found in Matthew 12:46-50 and a very similar account in Mark 3:31. Luke adds that "his mother and brothers came to him, but they could not reach him because of the crowd" (Luke 8:19).
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Jesus' human family
In the New Testament we read many times about Jesus' brothers and sisters. Some are named and appear in the Early Church. There is no family tree or a passage explaining it, but if we piece together relevant passages and verses in the Gospels and the Epistles, we can build up a picture of the human family which Jesus was born into.
Brothers and sisters in the Gospel accounts
In one story, it says of Jesus that "while he was still speaking to the people, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, asking to speak to him." This is found in Matthew 12:46-50 and a very similar account in Mark 3:31. Luke adds that "his mother and brothers came to him, but they could not reach him because of the crowd" (Luke 8:19).
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What do we know about the brothers and sisters of Jesus?
Jesus had brothers and sisters who are mentioned in the New Testament But what can we know about them
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