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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 ...
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). I. Exegetical data and the problems they present
Dec 21, 2020 · As far as names go for brothers, we have four listed in the Gospels: James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas (also known as Jude). We’ll touch on what happened to some of these brothers at the moment. Considering the Gospels say sisters (plural) and we have four brothers mentioned, we can assume Jesus had at least six siblings.
The four brothers of Jesus are named in the Gospels ( Mt. 13:55; Mk. 6:3 ). We can be sure that James was the eldest of the four, and Joses the next in age, but since Matthew and Mark differ in the order in which they list Simon and Judas, we cannot be sure which was the youngest.
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...
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.
Jul 5, 2023 · Jesus came from a big family. Matthew 13:55-56 names Jesus’ brothers: James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas and mentions sisters (plural), so He had at least six siblings. James is always named first when Jesus’ brothers are listed, which in his day likely meant that he was the eldest of the four.
