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  2. Jan 31, 2024 · What we do know according to Scripture is that Jesus did have siblings. In the Gospel accounts in the books of Mark and Matthew, Jesus had at least 4 named brothers - James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon and presumably two or more unnamed sisters.

  3. Dec 10, 2013 · The evidence may seem clear, but scripture scholars and theologians have been debating these and other passages for nearly two millennia, arguing whether those brothers and sisters were in fact biological siblings, step-siblings, “half” siblings, or not even siblings at all, but cousins.

  4. Feb 5, 2024 · The Bible tells us that Jesus had four brothers: James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas ( Matthew 13:55 ). The Bible also tells us that Jesus had sisters, but they are not named or numbered ( Matthew 13:56 ). In John 7:1-10, His brothers go on to the festival while Jesus stays behind.

  5. The brothers of Jesus or the adelphoi ( Greek: ἀδελφοί, translit. adelphoí, lit. "of the same womb") [1] [Notes 1] are named in the New Testament as James, Joses (a form of Joseph), Simon, Jude, [2] and unnamed sisters are mentioned in Mark and Matthew. [3] They may have been: (1) the sons of Mary, the mother of Jesus, and Joseph, (2 ...

  6. Feb 11, 2019 · Scripture Suggests Jesus Did Have Siblings. One passage seems to state that Joseph and Mary did have marital relations after the birth of Jesus: When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.

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  7. So the question remains, did Jesus have siblings? Three principal views have been advanced: (1) that they were Jesus' actual siblings/brothers, that is, half-brothers, sons of Joseph and Mary (and therefore younger than Jesus);

  8. Nov 24, 2023 · While the gospels are full of stories about Jesus’ ministry, death, and resurrection, we are left to piece together details about his early life and his familial connections on the basis of a few tantalizing passages. One tenet of Catholic belief is that Jesus was Mary’s only child.

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