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NASB | Luke 2:52 ¶ And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 2:52 ¶ And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and men. [1 Sam 2:26] |
Subject: asking about jesus growing up |
Bible Note: I have thought about this subject off and on over the years myself. The bible contains very little information on this subject, so the only thing we are left with is speculation and assumptions. I have my own theory, mind you it's only a theory, one that the Catholic church would strongly dissagree with, is that sometime when Jesus was around 13-15 years old Joseph died, leaving Jesus as the head of the house and he had to work to support his mother and younger siblings. If Mary was a good Jewish wife, she and Joseph would have had a child every couple of years until Joseph's death. If Jesus was 13 when Joseph died, and his mother was pregnant, the responsability for taking care of Mary and her baby would have fallen on Jesus. That would have left Jesus obligated to support his family until his youngest sibling was an adult. I can only find inferences to this in scripture. Matt. 13:55-56 "Is this not the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? And are not his sisters with us? By doing simple math I count four brothers and at least two sisters(the plural of sister, meaning more than one), I come up with six siblings. With one being born every 18-24 months after Jesus's birth, we are talking about a timeframe of 9-18 years. That would put Jesus in his late 20's to early 30's before his obligation to his family would be over and he could start his ministry. It is interesting to think about isn't it? There are several other scriptures that make ref. to Jesus's brothers, those being John 2:12,Matt.12:46,and Matt.12:50, to name a few. But the stance of the Catholic church is that these are spiritual brothers and sisters, and that Mary remained a virgin, I personally don't understand why this dogma is so important to them, my Catholic friends get mad when I ask them about this subject. I would be interested to know what you think about this subject. |