13 Bible Verses about Christ's Earthly Family
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After this he went down to Capernaum, with his mother and his brothers and his disciples; and there they stayed for a few days.
While he was still talking to the people, behold, his mother and brothers stood outside, seeking to speak to him.
Then his mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him because of the crowd.
And it was told him, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see you."
Is this not the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are not his sisters here with us?" And they took offense at him.
And are not all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?"
So his brothers said to him, "Leave here and go to Judea, that your disciples may see the works you are doing.
Do we not have a right to take along a believing wife, even as the other apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas?
But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord's brother.
All these with one mind devoted themselves to prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, "He is out of his mind."
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- Earthly (62 instances)