so he said, "It is granted you to understand the open secrets of the Reign of God, but the others get it in parables, so that for all their seeing they may not see, and for all their hearing they may not understand.

His

Is this not the son of the joiner? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?

Is this not the joiner, the son of Mary and the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are not his sisters settled here among us?" So they were repelled by him.

After this he travelled down to Capharnahum, with his mother and brothers and his disciples; they stayed there for a few days.

so his brothers said to him, "Leave this and go across into Judaea, to let your disciples witness what you can do;

All these men resorted with one mind to prayer, together with the women, with Mary the mother of Jesus and with his brothers.

Have we no right to travel with a Christian wife, like the rest of the apostles, like the brothers of the Lord, like Cephas himself?

I saw no other apostle, only James the brother of the Lord.

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Then came his brothers and his mother, and standing outside they sent to call him;

His mother and brothers reached him but they were unable to join him for the crowd.