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?

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)

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.

³ Jesus’ brothers^(A) said to him, “Leave Galilee and go to Judea, so that your disciples there may see the works you do.

⁵ For even his own brothers did not believe in him.^(A)

⁴ On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait^(A) for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about.^(B)

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)

⁹ As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted,^(A) let them be under God’s curse!