13 Bible Verses about Christ's Earthly Family
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After this he went down to Capernaum, he and his mother and his brothers and his disciples. And they continued there not many days.
While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brothers stood without, desiring to speak to him.
And his mother and his brothers came to him, but were not able to get near him on account of the multitude.
And it was told him by some that said: Thy mother and thy brothers stand without, desiring to see thee.
Is not this the son of the carpenter? Is not his mother called Mary? and his brothers, James and Joses and Simon and Judas?
Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James and Joses and Judah and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us? And they found in him cause for offense.
And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence, then, has this man all these things?
Then his brothers said to him: Depart hence, and go into Judea, that your disciples may see your works which you do;
Have we not the right to lead about a sister wife, as the other apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?
but of the apostles I saw no other, but James the brother of the Lord.
All these, with one mind, continued in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
And when his relatives heard of it, they came out to take him; for they said: He is beside himself.
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- Earthly (62 instances)