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NASB | Matthew 1:25 but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name Jesus. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 1:25 but he kept her a virgin until she had given birth to a Son [her firstborn child]; and he named Him Jesus (The LORD is salvation). |
Subject: Was Mary a virgin her whole life |
Bible Note: Brothers of Jesus? Final proof! Ok, I've done a bit more digging with regards to the so called brothers and sisters of Jesus. Matthew 13:55 and Mark 6:3 list as brothers of Jesus - James, Joseph (Joses), Simon and Jude. James and Joses were not sons of Mary or Joseph, as they are identified as children of a different Mary, who was the wife of Alphaeus-Cleopas (Matthew 27:56, Mark 15:40). James is also referred to as the "son of Alphaeus", in the listing of the Apostles (Matthew 10:3, Mark 3:18, Luke 6:15, Acts 1:13) In John 19:25 we read "Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.". Mary, the wife of Clopas is named as the sister of Mary, the mother of Jesus. Now we are pretty certain from tradition that Mary was an only child, but beyond that no one would give both their children the same name, so Mary, the wife of Clopas must be a close relative of Jesus' mother. Note that she is called her sister, just as James, Joseph (Joses), Simon and Jude are called Jesus' brothers. Now the bible clearly identifies this Mary of Klopas (Cleopas), as the mother of Jesus' "brothers". The name Klopas or Cleopas is the same as Alphaeus in the Aramaic language which Jesus spoke. So we see that the so called brothers of Jesus identified in Mark 6:3 are elsewhere clearly identified as the sons of Alphaeus and his wife Mary of Klopas - the "sister" of the Virgin Mary. Thus the scriptures show that the "brothers" of Christ are not His brothers, but some relation. There is no scriptural evidence to support the notion that the Virgin Mary bore any other children apart from Jesus Christ our God. |