Who were Jesus' brothers?

Answer 1

the two brothers of Jesus not spiritual but physical were James(book of James) and Jude (book of Jude) they they either believed Him later after the death of Jesus or earlier, but in john 7 2 "Now the Jews' Feast of Tabernacles was at hand. 3His brothers therefore said to Him, "Depart from here and go into Judea, that Your disciples also may see the works that You are doing. 4 For no one does anything in secret while he himself seeks to be known openly. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world." 5 For even His brothers did not believe in Him".

Answer 2

A.) Bible-believer Answer:

See Mark 6:3 and Matthew 13:55. Jesus had brothers. This is supported by The Bible.

Roman Catholic AnswerWe know that Jesus had no brothers (or sisters) because Mary went through her entire life as a perpetual virgin. This has been believed by Christians continuously since the time of Jesus Christ on earth. Protestants tend to look at the word "brothers" in the New Testament and assume that Jesus had siblings. This is wrong. The word, in the Greek, is Adelphos. There were no words in Aramaic for uncle, cousin, any kind of near relative, they were all referred to as "brethren" or "brothers". When it was put into Greek, they used the same word for everything, even though there are different Greek words for brother, cousin, uncle, etc. Examples:

(all examples are taken

from A Biblical Defense of Catholicism by Dave Armstrong, Sophia Institute Press, © 2003)

Adelphos: denotes a brother, or near kinsman; in the plural, a community based on identity of origin or life. It is use of:

1. male children of the same parents . . .

2. male descendants of the same parents (Acts 7:23, 26; Hebrews 7:5)

3. people of the same nationality (Acts 3:17, 22; Romans 9:3)

4. any man, a neighbor (Luke 10:29; Matthew 5:22, 7:3)

5. persons united by a common interest (Matthew 5:47)

6. persons united by a common calling (Revelation 22:9)

7. mankind (Matthew 25:40; Hebrews 2:17)

8. the disciples, and so, by implication, all believers (Matthew 28:10; John 20:17)

9. believers, apart from sex (Matthew 23:8, Acts 1:15; Romans 1:13; 1 Thessalonians 1:4; Revelation 19:10

In the King James Version, Jacob is called the "brother" of his Uncle Laban (Gen. 20:15; 29:10). The same thing occurs with regard to Lot and Abraham (Gen. 14:14; 11:26-27). The Revised Standard Version uses "kinsman at 29:15 and 14:14.

Answer 3

James, Joseph, Judas and Simon - (Mark 6:3)