¹² After this He went down to ^(A)Capernaum, He, His mother, ^(B)His brothers, and His disciples; and they did not stay there many days.

Jesus’ Mother and Brothers Send for Him^(A)

⁴⁶ While He was still talking to the multitudes, ^(B)behold, His mother and ^(C)brothers stood outside, seeking to speak with Him.

¹⁹ But ^(A)I saw none of the other apostles except ^(B)James, the Lord’s brother.

⁵ Do we have no right to take along ^[a]a believing wife, as do also the other apostles, ^(A)the brothers of the Lord, and ^(B)Cephas?

¹³ And when they had entered, they went up ^(A)into the upper room where they were staying: ^(B)Peter, James, John, and Andrew; Philip and Thomas; Bartholomew and Matthew; James the son of Alphaeus and ^(C)Simon the Zealot; and ^(D)Judas the son of James. ^14 (E)These all continued with one ^[a]accord in prayer ^[b]and supplication, with ^(F)the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with ^(G)His brothers.

^3 (A)His brothers therefore said to Him, “Depart from here and go into Judea, that Your disciples also may see the works that You are doing. ⁴ For no one does anything in secret while he himself seeks to be known openly. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world.” ⁵ For ^(B)even His ^(C)brothers did not believe in Him.

³ Is this not the carpenter, the Son of Mary, and ^(A)brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?” So they ^(B)were offended at Him.

^55 (A)Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary? And ^(B)His brothers ^(C)James, ^[a]Joses, Simon, and Judas? ⁵⁶ And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this Man get all these things?”

¹³ And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali,