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NASB | Mark 6:3 "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. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 6:3 "Is this not the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are His sisters not here with us?" And they were [deeply] offended by Him [and their disapproval blinded them to the fact that He was anointed by God as the Messiah]. |
Subject: Did Jesue have any siblings? |
Bible Note: Items (a), (b), and (d) cannot be answered by Scripture; thus they call for speculation. Item (c) is a statement bereft of scriptural reference. ..... Comment on item (e): Mary was a virgin when she conceived and gave birth to Jesus (Matthew 1:18, 23); but Scripture gives one absolutely no reason to infer that she remained a virgin for the rest of her life. It is Christ, not His mother, in whom alone is vested the power to forgive sins and effect human salvation (see Acts 4:12; John 14:6. Warmly, --Hank |