13 Bible Verses about Christ's Earthly Family
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After that, descended he into Capernaum, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: But continued not many days there.
While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without the doors, desiring to speak with him.
Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for press.
And they told him, saying, "Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, and would see thee."
Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And his brethren be called, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?
Is not this that carpenter: Mary's son, the brother of James, and Joseph and of Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?" And they were offended by the reason of him.
And are not his sisters all here with us? Whence hath he all these things?"
His brethren therefore said unto him, "Get thee hence and go into Jewry that thy disciples may see thy works that thou doest.
Either, have we not power to lead about a sister to wife as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
These all continued with one accord, in prayer, and supplication with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
And when they that longed unto him heard of it, they went out to hold him. For they said, "He is too fervent."
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