¹² After this he went down to Capernaum^(A) with his mother^(B) and brothers^(C) and his disciples. There they stayed for a few days.

Jesus’ Mother and Brothers^(A)

⁴⁶ While Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother^(B) and brothers^(C) stood outside, wanting to speak to him.

¹⁹ I saw none of the other apostles—only James,^(A) the Lord’s brother.

⁵ Don’t we have the right to take a believing wife^(A) along with us, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers^(B) and Cephas^[a]?^(C)

¹³ When they arrived, they went upstairs to the room^(A) where they were staying. Those present were Peter, John, James and Andrew; Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew; James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.^{(B) 14} They all joined together constantly in prayer,^(C) along with the women^(D) and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.^(E)

³ Jesus’ brothers^(A) said to him, “Leave Galilee and go to Judea, so that your disciples there may see the works you do. ⁴ No one who wants to become a public figure acts in secret. Since you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.” ⁵ For even his own brothers did not believe in him.^(B)

³ Isn’t this the carpenter? Isn’t this Mary’s son and the brother of James, Joseph,^[a] Judas and Simon?^(A) Aren’t his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him.^(B)

⁵⁵ “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son?^(A) Isn’t his mother’s^(B) name Mary, and aren’t his brothers^(C) James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? ⁵⁶ Aren’t all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?”

¹³ Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum,^(A) which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali—