Was Jesus the only child of Mary?

Answer 1

Yes.

The Bible speaks of James, “the brother of the Lord,” (Matt. 13:55, Acts 15:13-21, 1 Cor. 15:7, Gal. 1:19). All believers agree he was related, but no one knows exactly how.

The possibilities are that James was:

1. A full brother of Jesus, another Son of God born of the Blessed Virgin Mary. No one to my knowledge accepts that God had another child by the Blessed Virgin Mary.

2. A half-brother of Jesus, a younger son of Joseph and the Blessed Virgin Mary. Some Christians believe this possibility but most Christians including those who are Catholic and Eastern Orthodox believe that Mary remained a virgin for her entire life.

3. A stepbrother of Jesus, a son of Joseph and a previous wife. Many Christians believe that Joseph had a least one previous marriage that resulted in children.

4. A stepbrother of Jesus, an adopted son of Joseph and the Blessed Virgin Mary. When parents died, relatives frequently took their children in and raised them as thier own. An adopted orphaned boy would be considered the brother of Jesus.

5. A cousin of Jesus. The Aramaic language has no word for cousin. Aramaic frequently uses the word “aha,” which we translate into Greek as “adelphos” or English as brother, for cousin.

6. A comrade of Jesus. This is a remote possibility. Greek uses adelphos the same as English does in “a band of brothers.”

Possibilities 1 and 2 obviously go against Catholic beliefs.

The Catholic Church prefers possibility 5 but 3, 4 and 6 would not go against doctrine.

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

Without a doubt, YES! One the cross, Jesus entrusts Mary to John's care. If Jesus had any other brothers, this would have been an enormous disgrace to them.

Note that in Aramaic, the word for cousin is the same as brother or sister.

As such, in the literalist sense, if you believe that Jesus had other uterine brothers and sisters, then there were at least 70 or so (quite unlikely). Also, some of the "brothers" mentioned are easily deduced at cousins provided support for the lack of the Aramaic word.

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Answer 3

Yes

Our Lord's words on the cross in such a way as to entrust John to Mary, and in John all the disciples, making her the mother and mistress of all John's companions.

The Apostle St. John never uses the name Mary when speaking of Our Blessed Lady; he always refers to her as Mother of Jesus (John 2:1, 3; 19:25-26). In his last hour, Jesus had established the relation of mother and son between Mary and John, and a child does not usually address his mother by her first name.

Answer 4

If you read the bible it will tell you the answer is and yes Jesus was the only child of Mary.

Answer 5

After the birth of Jesus she was a normal wife to Joseph and they has children together.


Mat 12:46 While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him

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?

Answer 6

No. Jesus had half brothers and sisters by Joseph and Mary.
By the Catholic Church traditions Mary remained a virgin, but there is no scripture to support this claim.
Actually, this is the beginning dividing point between the Catholic and Protestant faiths. Catholics basis for acceptance in dogma is the "holy church" but the Protestant basis is the bible and that alone.

Answer 7

Mary had no children, other than Jesus.

False teachers misinterpret the Bible in an attempt to refute this, but all the apostles, all the original disciples, as well as God's one, true church, know that Jesus was the only one.

Answer 8

yes,jesus was the only child of mary

Answer 9

YES!

Mar 6:3 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? And they were offended at him.

In Christ in Love,
TJ57

Answer 10

No, there were others, but Jesus was the first. James, Jesus's brother, wrote an epistle. You can find it in the New Testament.