Did Mary Give Birth to Any Children After Jesus?
1) Direct Answer
Yes. After the virgin birth of Jesus, Mary and Joseph lived as husband and wife and had other children.
2) Scriptural Explanation
- Matthew 1:24-25 says Joseph “knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son.” “Till” shows that after Jesus’ birth Joseph knew her as his wife, and “firstborn” points to others coming after.
- Matthew 13:55-56 names Jesus’ brothers: James, Joses, Simon, and Judas, and adds, “and his sisters, are they not all with us?”
- Mark 6:3 repeats the same list of brothers and mentions sisters.
- John 7:5 speaks of “his brethren” who didn’t believe at that time.
- Galatians 1:19 mentions “James the Lord’s brother.”
3) Simple Clarifying Logic
- If Jesus is called Mary’s “firstborn,” that implies more were born later.
- The people in Nazareth named His brothers and referred to His sisters present among them; that’s natural family language, not distant relatives.
- Mary was a pure virgin when Jesus was conceived by the Holy Ghost, but after His birth she and Joseph entered normal married life. That is honorable and Scriptural.
4) Reinforcing Statement
The Bible speaks plainly. We honor Mary as a godly woman, but we stay with the Word: Jesus had brothers and sisters born to Mary after His birth.
Existing Follow-Up Answers
- Couldn't Psalm 69:8 Be Symbolically Referring to the Whole Nation of Israel as Opposed to the Narrow Interpretation of Mary and the Lord's Brethren?
1) Direct Answer No. Psalm 69 is spoken in the singular of the Messiah, and the New Testament applies it directly to Jesus. "My mother's children - Every "thing" God Ever "borrowed" Was Paid Back with Interest. Would It Not Be Inconsistent of God's Character to Borrow Mary's Womb and Not Repay?
1) Direct Answer No inconsistency at all. God did not "borrow" Mary's womb; God created a body by His Word and overshadowed a virgin. Then He hon - There Is History That Joseph Was a Widower with Four Children. Can You Prove That the Children Attributed to Mary Were Not Indeed Inherited?
1) Direct Answer Yes. The "widower with four children" story is not Scripture. The Bible presents Jesus' brothers and sisters as Mary's own child
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Ranked passages from the local William Branham sermon and Church Age Book database. Relevance is relative, not a statement of doctrinal certainty.
Watching His Star
59-0411E §39
O Lord God, who sent the morning star, who gave us Jesus Christ in the resurrection, His power here with us now, I condemn unbelief, and break the power of the devil through prayer, confessing that an Angel of God came to me fourteen years ago and confirmed this manifestation. And we stand in the name of Jesus Christ. Satan, you are defeated. Jesus Christ defeated you with His vicarious suffering and death at Calvary. Come out of this place and away from these people, that they can be made well through Jesus Christ...
The Seed shall not be heir with the shuck
65-0429B §47
...ght we said God, the Father, was His father. Oh, theologians, where is your understanding? Notice, "It shall be light about the evening time." The true seed come forth from Mary, but it was not her seed. It was the promise of God, that she said, "Behold the handmaid of the Lord." The carriers of life was the women, and now Mary ... the seed so much closer. Hagar had to receive it in a perverted way. Sarah, doubting the thing, brought it to just a natural seed, sexual desire. But Mary, without any sex at all, believ...
An Exposition Of The Seven Church Ages
CAB 1:E-52
Acts 19:1-6, "And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples, He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism. Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should...
Mary's belief
61-0121 §37
"Hail, Mary, blessed art thou amongst women. Thou hast found favor with God." Oh, church, hail. Blessed are you among the people because you've found favor with God. You've believed for eternal life and God's give you the baptism of the Holy Ghost. Right. This messenger will be a true messenger of God, the Holy Spirit, which is God's message. Notice, Mary as soon as she seen it was scriptural, she didn't say, "I'll go over and see whether Dr. Jones says it's right or not." She didn't go by to see if Rabbi Kabinsky...
Believest thou this?
51-0506A §49
Oh, my. There He was. Took Him at His Word. She started telling people about it. She heard... The angel told her about her cousin. Mary and Elisabeth were cousins. And so she went up out of--to Judean to her cousin Elisabeth, to tell her the great news and to appreciate the angel's visit to Zacharias. She said, "Now, it's six months with one who was called barren." So I can see Mary going along the road, just full of happiness (No sign of life nowhere, nothing at all.). She had the promise. That's all she needed. G...