Irmãos de Jesus
Os irmãos de Jesus são mencionados nos Evangelhos. Embora inicialmente céticos sobre sua missão, alguns, como Tiago, tornaram-se líderes da igreja primitiva.
Menções nos Evangelhos
Jesus teve irmãos chamados Tiago, José, Simão e Judas. Eles conviveram com Ele na casa de Nazaré e participaram de sua vida pública.
31 And his mother and his brothers come; and, standing outside, they sent to him, calling him.32 And a multitude was sitting about him; and they say to him, Look, your mother and your brothers and your sisters outside seek for you.33 And he answers them, and says, Who is my mother and my brothers?34 And looking around on those who sat around him, he says, Here are my mother and my brothers.35 For whoever will do the will of God, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
19 And there came to him his mother and brothers, and they could not come at him for the crowd.
Da incredulidade à fé
Os irmãos de Jesus não criam nele inicialmente. Mas após a ressurreição, estavam entre os discípulos em oração.
3 His brothers therefore said to him, Depart from here, and go into Judea, that your disciples also may see your works which you do.4 For no man does anything in secret, and himself seeks to be known openly. If you do these things, manifest yourself to the world.5 For even his brothers did not believe on him.
17 Jesus says to her, Do not touch me; for I have not yet ascended to the Father: but go to my brothers, and say to them, I ascend to my Father and your{} Father, and my God and your{} God.
14 These all with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer, with the women, and [with] Mary the mother of Jesus, and [with] his brothers.
19 But I saw none of the other apostles, except James the Lord's brother.
10 For it was fitting for him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the author of their salvation perfect through sufferings.11 For both he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brothers,