New Testament
Mark 6:3 and Matthew 13:55 record the people of Nazareth saying of Jesus: "Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us?" Mark 6:3 . Protestants generally relate these brothers and sisters to the Matthew 1:25 indication that Joseph "knew her not until after she brought forth her firstborn" and the implication that Joseph and Mary had normal marital relations in their marriage thereafter. However traditionally, and today also many Christians (Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, and some Protestants) believe in the perpetual virginity of Mary and interpret the relationship of "brothers of Jesus" in ways that are compatible with that belief, such as stepbrothers or cousins. See James, brother of Jesus for a fuller discussion.
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