'Kinsmen' in the Bible
When His own family heard this they went to take custody of Him; for they were saying, “He is out of His mind.”
But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not despised save in his own country, and among his kinsmen, and in his own house.
Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
But when he reached the age of forty, it came into his heart to visit his brothers, the sons of Israel.
And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.
For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:
Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellowprisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.
Timotheus my workfellow, and Lucius, and Jason, and Sosipater, my kinsmen, salute you.