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The brothers of Jesus or the adelphoi (Greek: ἀδελφοί, translit. adelphoí, lit. "of the same womb") are named in the New Testament as James, Joses (a form of Joseph), Simon, Jude, and unnamed sisters are mentioned in Mark and Matthew.
Jan 31, 2024 · 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. Let's take a look at Scriptures where Jesus's brothers and sisters are mentioned so we can see how we come to these conclusions of how many siblings Jesus had and who they were.
Brothers of Jesus. BROTHERS OF JESUS, THE ( ἀδελφοὶ̀ ̓Ιησοῦ ). 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 ).
Jesus' brothers, sisters & mother. Jesus' siblings are mentioned as accompanying Jesus and his mother to Capernaum after the marriage at Cana (John 2:12). Later Mary and these brothers are recorded as seeking an audience with Jesus (Matthew 12:46-50; Mark 3:31-35; Luke 8:19-21).
The brothers of Jesus were evidently known as ‘the brothers of the Lord’ in early Christian circles (Gal. 1:19; 1 Cor. 9:5), but since the term ‘brother’ by no means necessarily refers to a full blood-brother, the question of their precise relationship to Jesus, along with that of Jesus’ sisters, arises.
Feb 11, 2019 · Jack Zavada. Updated on February 11, 2019. Did Jesus Christ have younger brothers and sisters? In reading the Bible, a person would conclude that he had four brothers and at least two sisters.
While the names of the so-called "sisters" are not given in the New Testament, four "brothers" are named: James, Joseph, Jude and Simon. Three of these names occur in the list of the Apostles (Mt 10.2 – 4; Mk 3.14 – 19; Lk 6.12 – 16; Acts 1.13), with one, namely, that of James, being given twice.
