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NASB | Matthew 12:46 ¶ While He was still speaking to the crowds, behold, His mother and brothers were standing outside, seeking to speak to Him. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 12:46 ¶ While He was still talking to the crowds, it happened that His mother and brothers stood outside, asking to speak to Him. [Mark 3:31-35; Luke 8:19-21] |
Subject: Jesus brothers. |
Bible Note: "It is not restricted to the literal meaning of a full brother" This is a quote from the website you referred me to. While the Greek word is not restricted to the meaning of brother it certainly is possible that that is what teh word means. "not restricted to" means that one meaning is brothers. "When Catholics call Mary the "Blessed Virgin," they mean she remained a virgin throughout her life." This is also a quote from that website, however the Bible says, "And Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife, but kept her a virgin UNTIL she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name Jesus." -Matthew 1:24-25. Mary was betrothed to Joseph, and they did get married. As the verse says, Mary was kept a virgin UNTIL she gave birth to Jesus. It's very possible that Jesus did have sisters and brothers, if you look back at the verse I typed up earlier you will see that it is the people He grew up with, who knew Jesus that asked, "is not His mother called Mary, and His brothers...and His sisters, are they not all with us?"- Matthew 13:56. These people clumped together, Mary-mother, brothers, and sisters. So you can conclude by looking at the context of this verse that the word in Greek there means literally brothers and literally sisters. Especially because they are talking about his mother first and then his brothers and sisters. The fact that brothers and sisters are clumped together with mother, signifies that Jesus did have brothers and sisters. |