Did Mary Have Other Children After Jesus?

In the beginning of his
ministry, Jesus Christ,

his mother, his

half-brothers, and his

disciples all went to

Capernaum for a few

days before the

Passover began in

Jerusalem. Keep

reading for a really

fascinating Bible

study about Jesus

Christ's half-brothers

and half-sisters.

God's Holy Word,

the King James Bible,

gives us the proof

that this is the truth!

John 2:12

After this he

[Jesus Christ] went

down to Capernaum,

he, and his mother,

and his brethren

[half-brothers], and

his disciples: and

they continued there

not many days.

In the above verse it

shows that Jesus Christ's

brethren (his half-brothers)

AND his disciples (his

followers) went with

him. The "brethren"

and the "disciples" in

this verse are two

distinct groups of

people.

The Catholic church

says that the "brethren"

in this verse is speaking

of "spiritual brothers",

not Jesus Christ's

actual half-brothers

because they want to

perpetuate the lie

that Mary was a

perpetual virgin and

had no other children

after she had Jesus.

According to God's

Holy Word, the King

James Bible, Mary

was not a perpetual

virgin.

In Matthew 1:25 below

it shows us that Joseph,

Mary's husband,

abstained from having

a marital relationship

with Mary only until

Jesus Christ was

born.

Joseph waited to

consummate his

marriage so that no

one could say that

Joseph (a sinful

human being) was

the father of Jesus

Christ, the

Messiah/Saviour of

the world! If Joseph

had been Jesus

Christ's father, then

Jesus would have

been born a sinful

human being like

the rest of us, and

He could not be the

Sinless Son of God

who came to save

us from our sins!

Satan would love

it if we would

believe that lie!

But Jesus Christ was

born by God's

supernatural power

which implanted

Jesus Christ as a

baby inside of

Mary's womb by

means of God's

Holy Spirit, which

means that Jesus

Christ is the Holy

Son of God!

Mary was just the

instrument God

used to bring his

perfect Son, Jesus

Christ, to earth as a

baby to grow up

around us so that

we could get to

know what God is

like, and to bring us

to salvation through

God's grace through

faith in His Sinless

Son's death for our

sins and his

resurrection from

the dead!

Matthew

1:23 Behold, a virgin shall

be with child, and shall

bring forth a son, and they

shall call his name

Emmanuel, which being

interpreted is, God with

us. 

1:24 Then Joseph being

raised from sleep did as

the angel of the Lord

had bidden him, and

took unto him his wife: 

1:25 And knew her

[Mary] not till [until]

she had brought forth

her firstborn son: and

he called his name

JESUS.

In the Bible verses

shown below (and

repeated in Mark 3:31

and 6:3, and in Luke

8:20), it tells of the

time when Jesus

Christ's mother and

half-brothers and

half-sisters came to

where He was

preaching, and

desired to speak with

Him. These verses

name Jesus Christ's

four half-brothers.

It does not tell us

the names of Jesus

Christ's half-sisters',

but it does say "sisters"

(plural), so we know

that Jesus had at

least two half-sisters.

Matthew 12:46

While he [Jesus Christ] yet

talked to the people,

behold, his mother and

his brethren

[half-brothers] stood

without, desiring to

speak with him.

Matthew

13:55 Is not this the

carpenter's son? is not

his mother called Mary?

and his brethren

[half-brothers],

James, and Joses,

and Simon, and Judas?

13:56  And his sisters,

are they not all with us?

Whence then hath this

man all these things?

Jesus Christ's

half-brothers did not

believe he was the

Saviour of the world

until after his

resurrection, so

the term "brethren"

in this next verse

could not mean

"spiritual brothers"

as the Catholic

church teaches

because at the time

these men could not

possibly be

"spiritual brothers"

because they did not

even believe that

Jesus Christ was the

Saviour!

John 7:5

For neither did his

brethren believe in him.

The Bible does not tell us

if all of Jesus' half-brothers

eventually accepted him

as their Messiah /

Saviour or not.

Acts 1:14  

These all continued with

one accord in prayer

and supplication, with

the women, and Mary

the mother of Jesus,

and with his brethren.

Paul talks about seeing

Jesus' Christ's

half-brother, James,

who wrote the Bible

Book of the same name.

Galatians

1:18  Then after three

years I went up to

Jerusalem to see Peter,

and abode with him

fifteen days.

1:19  But other of the

apostles saw I none,

save James the Lord's

[half] brother.

Jude, brother of James

and half-brother of

Jesus Christ, wrote

the book of Jude.

Jude 1:1

Jude, the servant of

Jesus Christ, and

brother of James, to

them that are sanctified

by God the Father,

and preserved in

Jesus Christ, and called:

These next four verses

speak of Mary's children,

and they all mention her

sons James and Joses.

Mark 15:40 also

mentions those same

two sons, plus a

daughter named

Salome. Since all of

these verses point to

Jesus Christ's mother

and two of his

half-brothers, it

seems that Salome

could be the name

of one of Jesus Christ's

half-sisters!

Matthew 13:55

Is not this the carpenter's

[step] son? is not his

mother called Mary?

and his brethren,

James, and Joses,

and Simon, and Judas?

Matthew 27:56

Among which was

Mary Magdalene,

and Mary [Jesus

Christ's mother]

the mother of

James and Joses,

and the mother of

Zebedee's children.

Mark 6:3  

Is not this the

carpenter, the son

of Mary, the [half]

brother of James,

and Joses, and of

Juda, and Simon?

and are not his

[half] sisters

here with us? And

they were offended

at him.

Mark 15:40
There were also

women looking on

afar off: among whom

was Mary Magdalene,

and Mary the mother

of James the less

and of Joses, and

Salome;

John 8:32 (Jesus said:)
And ye shall know

the truth, and the truth

shall make you free. 

And if you want to

know how God says

you can know you

will go to heaven

when you die, here

is how.

How can I be saved 

from my sins and know

that I will go to heaven

when I die? God's Holy 

Word, the King James 

Bible, tells us how:

Agree with God in  

heaven that you are 

a sinner and need a 

Saviour. GOD SAYS 

WE ARE ALL 

SINNERS. But keep 

reading because 

there is Good News 

for you: 

Romans 3:23

For all have sinned, 

and come short of the

glory of God;

Be willing to turn from 

your sin (repent). 

Acts 17:30  

And the times of this 

ignorance God winked 

at; but now commandeth 

all men every where to 

repent: 

Believe that Jesus 

Christ, the Sinless Son 

of God, shed his blood

on the cross to pay 

for your sins and 

mine; and that three 

days later He rose 

from the dead. 

Romans 10:9  

That if thou shalt confess 

with thy mouth the Lord 

Jesus, and shalt believe 

in thine heart that God 

hath raised him from 

the dead, thou shalt 

be saved. 

Repent of trusting in 

anything or anyone 

other than Jesus

Christ (i.e. baptism, 

good works, idols,

false gods, $/tithes, 

man-made church 

rules or traditions,

or religious 

ceremonies) to 

save you.

Titus 3:5

Not by works of

righteousness which we 

have done, but according 

to his mercy he saved us, 

by the washing of 

regeneration, and 

renewing of the Holy 

Ghost;

Jesus said that we do 

not get to heaven by our

good works (stuff we

have done). See verses

7:22 and 7:23 below!

Matthew

7:21 Not every one that 

saith unto me, Lord, 

Lord, shall enter into 

the kingdom of heaven; 

but he that doeth the 

will of my Father which 

is in heaven. 

7:22 Many will say to 

me in that day, Lord, 

Lord, have we not 

prophesied in thy 

name? and in thy 

name have cast 

out devils? and in 

thy name done 

many wonderful 

works? 

7:23 And then will I 

profess unto them, 

I never knew you: 

depart from me, ye 

that work iniquity. 

Accept God's Free 

Gift of eternal life 

through his Sinless 

Son, the Lord Jesus 

Christ. It is a free gift 

to you, but it cost Jesus

Christ his life! You do 

not have to work to 

earn a Gift - It is free!

Romans 6:23

For the wages of sin is 

death; but the gift of 

God is eternal life 

through Jesus Christ 

our Lord.

Ask Jesus Christ to be 

your personal Saviour 

and Lord of your life.

Romans 10:13 

For whosoever shall 

call upon the name 

of the Lord shall be 

saved. 

So, if you did that and

sincerely meant it,

then you are now a

Christian! Welcome

to the family. 

Romans 10:9  

That if thou shalt confess 

with thy mouth the Lord 

Jesus, and shalt believe 

in thine heart that God 

hath raised him from 

the dead, thou shalt 

be saved. 

And when you die, you 

will go straight to heaven

to be with Jesus Christ 

forever and ever! The

following Bible verse

is one of my favorites.

It gave me comfort when

I went through double

breast cancer surgery

for I knew that if I died

on the operating table

I would immediately be

in heaven with Jesus!

Knowing that is why I

no longer fear what 

comes after death. 

What freedom there is 

in knowing that.

2 Corinthians 5:8  

We are confident, I say, 

and willing rather to be 

absent from the body, 

and to be present with 

the Lord.

One note to all dear 

Catholics: The Catholic

church says that it is 

wrong to believe that 

you can know you are 

saved before you die. 

Please think about

this: God is a God of 

love. After all he sent

his Son to die for your

sins so you could be

with him in heaven for

eternity! That is love!

Why would a God of love

want you to worry all of

your life whether you will 

go to heaven or hell when

you die? God in heaven 

wants us to have peace 

and joy in this life as we 

live for him and draw 

others to him as their 

Saviour. Only a cruel 

God would want us 

worried and stressed 

about what comes after 

death. But GOD LOVES

YOU and wants you to 

have peace knowing that

you are saved now and 

can know now that you 

are going to heaven when

you die! Please trust your

loving heavenly Father's 

Holy Word (the King James

Bible) when God tells you 

that you will be with Him 

after death if you trusted

Jesus Christ as your 

Saviour!

And now that you have 

become a Christian, it

is important to learn how

to live a life that glorifies

God in heaven who gave

you the Gift of salvation.

Link here to my Bible

study on 'What Do I Do

Now That I Am Saved?'

Link here.