For the future reference by everyone here, I want to add one more verse supporting that Mary had her own children:
Galatians 1
19 But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.
If we add this verse to the previous summary, we can confirm once again that Jesus had the brothers and sisters thru Mary, even though Mary was just a surrogate mother for Jesus Christ.
So, we get the combined conclusion:
Mat 13:55
Is not this the carpenter's son?
is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren,
James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
Mat 27:56
Among which was Mary Magdalene, and
Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.
JAMES AND JOSES WERE THE SONS OF MARY!! and Brothers to Jesus!!
Galatians 1:19 confirm that Paul knew and believed Jesus had a brother named James( Yakobo)
Specifically, Mt 27:56 says Mary the Mother of James and Joses, which means Mary had sons like James and Joses. James and Joses had the mother named Mary, and James and Joses were the Brothers of Jesus, and Jesus had the Mother named Mary
This means that Jesus, James, Joses had the same mother, named Mary.
Jesus, James, Joses were the brothers having the same mother!
Again in summary,
1) Jesus had a mother named Mary ( Mt 13:55)
2) Jesus had the brothers named James and Joses ( Mt 13:55)
3) Mary is mentioned as the Mother of James and Joses (Mt 27:56)
4) James and Joses were the sons of Mary ( Mt 27:56)
5) James is the Brother of Jesus ( Gal 1:19)
6) Mary had the sons named James and Joses ( Mt 27:56)
7) Jesus, James, Joses had the same Mother named Mary ( Summary of Above)
8) Jesus, James, Joses were the sons of Mary
Is there any more argument to object to this?
Is Mary still the Virgin after giving birth to several children?
Eliyahu
Protestants hate the fact that they cannot exegetically be disproved the perpetual virginity of the Blessed Virgin St. Mary.
A Baptist leaning he
cannot exegetical disprove the perpetual Virginity of Blessed Virgin St. Mary.
The Formula of Concord: Solid Declaration / VIII. The Person of Christ
24 On account of this personal union and communion of the natures, Mary, the most blessed Virgin, bore not a mere man, but, as the angel [Gabriel] testifies, such a man as is truly the Son of the most high God, who showed His divine majesty even in His mother’s womb, inasmuch as He was born of a virgin, with her virginity inviolate. Therefore she is truly the mother of God, and nevertheless remained a virgin.
VIII. The Person of Christ | Book of Concord
Isa 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Dr. Martin Luther Isaiah 7:14 (LWV16): She shalt conceive. In Hebrew it is “has conceived,” and that is the indication of a miracle; it is as if the prophet were already seeing it. Again, since he says that it is God’s sign, it is necessary that that conception and birth be in a different manner than is commonly and naturally the case, for it would not be a sign if one who today is a virgin would become pregnant after a half year. Therefore she has to be both a virgin and with child. Matthew 1:21 f. clearly explains this.
Immanuel. This describes what kind of person it will be. This is not a proper name. He is indeed the Son of a virgin, and yet He is “God with us,” therefore God and man.
If the Blessed Virgin St. Mary had other children (St. Joseph was dead) then why was she entrusted to Apostle John at his Crucifixion if she had other natural sons to care for her (Jn 19:26–27)?
Mark 6:3 brother … his sisters: Jesus’ cousins or more distant relatives. They are not siblings from the same Virgin Mother.
1. These brethren are never called the children of Mary, although Jesus himself is (Jn 2:1; 19:25; Acts 1:14).
2. Two names mentioned, James and Joseph, are sons of a different “Mary” in Mt 27:56 (Mk 15:40).
3. It is unlikely that Jesus would entrust his Mother to the Apostle John at his Crucifixion if she had other natural sons to care for her (Jn 19:26–27).
4. The word “brethren” (Gk. adelphoi) has a broader meaning than blood brothers. Since ancient Hebrew had no word for “cousin”, it was customary to use “brethren” in the Bible for relationships other than blood brothers. In the Greek OT, a “brother” can be a nearly related cousin (1 Chron 23:21–22), a more remote kinsman (Deut 23:7; 2 Kings 10:13–14), an uncle or a nephew (Gen 13:8), or the relation between men bound by covenant (2 Sam 1:26; cf. 1 Sam 18:3). Continuing this OT tradition, the NT often uses “brother” or “brethren” in this wider sense. Paul uses it as a synonym for his Israelite kinsmen in Rom 9:3. It also denotes biologically unrelated Christians in the New Covenant family of God (Rom 8:29; 12:1; Col 1:2; Heb 2:11; Jas 1:2).
Sadly, most Protestants are unwilling to concede, at the very least, the exegetical probability of the perpetual virginity of the Blessed Virgin St. Mary. Those who assume that Jesus had natural brothers pride themselves on their more
delicate “exegetical conscience” and disparage those who hold the opposite view. They certainly cannot prove their view from Scripture or the church fathers.
As a confessional Lutheran, I'm just going to side with what the universal church has always taught: Mary remained a virgin, Paul remained in the faith, and Jesus remained single. I'll leave the new and sexy innovations to the theological liberals and radical Protestants.
May God bless your Advent season. Have a Marry Christmas.
CCUR, & that was THAT. But Mary certainly had at least 6 more children after Jesus, which were produced in the usual way. I agree with what Mikoo posted above in #88.
