13 Bible Verses about Christ's Earthly Family
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After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother and brothers and his disciples, and they stayed there a few days.
While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and brothers came and stood outside, asking to speak to him.
Now Jesus' mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not get near him because of the crowd.
Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother named Mary? And aren't his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
Isn't this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And aren't his sisters here with us?" And so they took offense at him.
So Jesus' brothers advised him, "Leave here and go to Judea so your disciples may see your miracles that you are performing.
Do we not have the right to the company of a believing wife, like the other apostles and the Lord's brothers and Cephas?
All these continued together in prayer with one mind, together with the women, along with Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
When his family heard this they went out to restrain him, for they said, "He is out of his mind."
Bible Theasaurus
- Earthly (62 instances)
