James, brother of Jesus

James, brother of Jesus is a man living at the time of the New Testament, from the tribe of Judah. He is named in 11 verses of the Bible, first in Matthew 13:55.

Family

Called a brother of Jesus in Matthew 13:55, Mark 6:3 and Galatians 1:19; traditions differ on whether he was a son of Mary and Joseph, a son of Joseph from an earlier marriage, or a cousin.

Verses

Matthew

• Matthew 13:55
  Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?

Mark

• Mark 6:3
  Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him.

Acts

• Acts 12:17
  But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.
• Acts 15:13
  And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:When they had finished speaking, James declared, “Brothers, listen to me!
• Acts 21:18
  And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present.

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 15:7
  After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.Then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles.

Galatians

• Galatians 1:19
  But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord’s brother.But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.
• Galatians 2:9
  And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John—those reputed to be pillars—gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.
• Galatians 2:12
  For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself, for fear of those in the circumcision group.

James

• James 1:1
  James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.

Jude

• Jude 1:1
  Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who are called, loved by God the Father, and kept in Jesus Christ:

Notes

1. Names, family links and verses from STEPBible's Translators Individualised Proper Names (TIPNR), STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.
2. Where several people share a name, which verses belong to which person, and the family links, follow STEPBible's identifications; some are uncertain and are marked so.