"Is not thisthe carpenter,the sonof Mary,and brotherof Jamesand Josesand Judasand Simon?Are not His sistersherewith us?" And they took offenseat Him.
While He was stillspeakingto the crowds,behold,His motherand brotherswere standingoutside,seekingto speakto Him.
They were saying,"Is not thisJesus,the sonof Joseph,whosefatherand motherwe know?Howdoes He nowsay,I have come downout of heaven'?"
Jude,a bond-servantof JesusChrist,and brotherof James,To thosewho are the called,belovedin Godthe Father,and keptfor JesusChrist:
But I did not seeany otherof the apostlesexceptJames,the Lord'sbrother.
"And blessedis he whodoes not take offenseat Me."
Whenthey had entered[the city], they wentup to the upper roomwherethey were staying;that is, Peterand Johnand Jamesand Andrew,Philipand Thomas,Bartholomewand Matthew,James[the son] of Alphaeus,and Simonthe Zealot,and Judas[the] [son] of James.
There were also[some] womenlookingon from a distance,amongwhom[were] MaryMagdalene,and Marythe motherof Jamesthe Lessand Joses,and Salome.
but we preachChristcrucified,to Jewsa stumbling blockand to Gentilesfoolishness,
Judas(not Iscariot)saidto Him, "Lord,whatthenhas happenedthat You are goingto discloseYourselfto us and not to the world?"
"Blessedis he whodoes not takeoffense at Me."
And Simeonblessedthem and saidto MaryHis mother,"Behold,this[Child] is appointedfor the falland riseof manyin Israel,and for a signto be opposed--
Thussaysthe LORD,the Redeemerof Israel[and] its HolyOne,To the despisedOne, To the One abhorredby the nation,To the Servantof rulers,"Kingswill seeand arise,Princeswill also bowdown,Becauseof the LORDwhois faithful,the HolyOneof Israelwho has chosenYou."
And comingto Him as to a livingstonewhich has been rejectedby men,but is choiceand preciousin the sightof God,
Do we not havea rightto eatand drink?
and Andrew,and Philip,and Bartholomew,and Matthew,and Thomas,and Jamesthe son of Alphaeus,and Thaddaeus,and Simonthe Zealot;
But motioningto them with his handto be silent,he describedto them howthe Lordhad ledhim out of the prison.And he said,"Reportthese thingsto Jamesand the brethren."Thenhe leftand wentto anotherplace.
And it was reportedto Him, "Your motherand Your brothersare standingoutside,wishingto seeYou."
