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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 ...
Four men—James, Joses, Simon, and Judas—are mentioned as the brothers or siblings of Jesus. (See Matthew 13:55; Mark 6:3.) There has been much discussion through the centuries as to the exact relationship of these men to Jesus. So the question remains, did Jesus have siblings?
Dec 21, 2020 · Nevertheless, Jesus did not grow up without brothers and sisters. Scripture mentions the half-brothers and sisters of Jesus multiple times, and, in fact, we have a few books in the New Testament from some of them. Let’s explore some of the names of Jesus’ brothers and sisters found in Scripture.
The family tree shows those members of the family whose names and relationship to Jesus are definitely known. The four brothers of Jesus are named in the Gospels (Mt. 13:55; Mk. 6:3).
According to the Gospels, Jesus had several "brothers and sisters" (see "Mary" for possible meanings), but James and Jude are the only ones mentioned elsewhere in the New Testament—James as a...
Relatives of Jesus usually found in the gospels in the company of Mary his mother, and variously identified as uterine brothers, stepbrothers or cousins of Jesus. Their names are James, Joses or Joseph, Simon and Judas ( Matt 13:55; Mark 6:3 ). I. Exegetical data and the problems they present.
Jesus is “the carpenter’s son”; his mother is Mary. The crowd knows four of Jesus’s brothers by name: James, Joses, Judas, and Simon in Mark; or James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas in Matthew. Moreover, they know that “his sisters” live among them.
