13 Bible Verses about Christ's Earthly Family
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After this, he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, his brothers, and his disciples; and they stayed there a few days.
While he was yet speaking to the crowds, suddenly his mother and his brothers stood outside, seeking to speak to him.
His mother and brothers came to him, and they could not come near him for the crowd.
It was told him by some saying, "Your mother and your brothers stand outside, desiring to see you."
Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?
Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Are not his sisters here with us?" They were offended at him.
And are not all of his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all of these things?"
His brothers therefore said to him, "Depart from here, and go into Judea, that your disciples also may see your works which you do.
Have we no right to take along a wife who is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?
But of the other apostles I saw no one, except James, the Lord's brother.
All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
And when his family heard it, they went out to take charge of him: for they said, "He is out of his mind."
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- Earthly (62 instances)