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Two passages of Scripture give us information about the siblings of Jesus. Matthew 13:54–57 says, 鈥淐oming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue, and they were amazed. 鈥榃here did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?鈥� they asked. 鈥業sn鈥檛 this the carpenter鈥檚 son? Isn鈥檛 his mother鈥檚 name Mary, and aren鈥檛 his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas? Aren鈥檛 all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?鈥� And they took offense at him.鈥� Although we are not sure how many sisters Jesus had, the fact that He did indeed have at least six siblings is indisputable (Mark 6:3).

Jude 1:1 identifies the author of the epistle as 鈥渢he brother of James.鈥� This James is believed to be the James who wrote the book by that name, and who was also Jesus鈥� brother (see Galatians 1:19). Both James and Jude (Judas) would have been among the group of siblings who were at first embarrassed by their older brother鈥檚 audacious celebrity and came to take Him home (Matthew 12:46). James and Jude did not believe Him to be the Son of God until after His resurrection. But when they witnessed Jesus alive again, His siblings became ardent disciples.

Some have theorized that the Greek words adelphos (鈥渂rothers鈥�) and adelphai (鈥渟isters鈥�) in Matthew 13 refer to spiritual brothers and sisters. Others, who hold to the idea of Mary鈥檚 perpetual virginity, assume that the references to Jesus鈥� siblings simply mean that Joseph had children of his own, before his marriage to Mary. However, there is no biblical support for either theory, and we have no logical reason to believe that the siblings mentioned by name in Scripture were not the biological children of both Mary and Joseph. We are never told exactly how many siblings Jesus had, but Mark 6:3 indicates there had to have been at least six: at least four brothers, named; and at least two sisters, unnamed.