KJV King James Version
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.
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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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judah, and Simon? Aren’t his sisters here with us?” They were offended at him.
ASV American Standard Version
Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended in him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us?’—and they were being stumbled at him.
Surrounding context — Mark 6
1 And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him.
2 And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing [him] were astonished, saying, From whence hath this [man] these things? and what wisdom [is] this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?
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.
4 But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.
5 And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed [them].
6 And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
οὐχG3756 · ounoοὗτόςG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itἐστινG1510 · eimito beὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoτέκτων,G5045 · tektōncraftsmanὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoυἱὸςG5207 · uhiossonτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoΜαρίαςG3137 · MariaMaryκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀδελφὸςG80 · adelphosbrotherἸακώβουG2385 · IakōbosJamesκαὶG2532 · kaiandἸωσῆτοςG2500 · IōsēsJosephκαὶG2532 · kaiandἸούδαG2455 · IoudasJudasκαὶG2532 · kaiandΣίμωνος;G4613 · SimōnSimonκαὶG2532 · kaiandοὐκG3756 · ounoεἰσὶνG1510 · eimito beαἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀδελφαὶG79 · adelphēsisterαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heὧδεG5602 · hōdehereπρὸςG4314 · prosto/withἡμᾶς;G3165 · memeκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐσκανδαλίζοντοG4624 · skandalizōto cause to stumbleἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongαὐτῷ.¶G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Matthew 12:46While he yet talked to the people, behold, [his] mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.Matthew 13:55-57Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?John 6:42And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?Jude 1:1Jude, 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:Matthew 11:6And blessed is [he], whosoever shall not be offended in me.Galatians 1:19But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord’s brother.Acts 1:13And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James [the son] of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas [the brother] of James.Mark 15:40There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;Luke 7:23And blessed is [he], whosoever shall not be offended in me.John 6:60-61Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard [this], said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?1 Corinthians 1:23But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;Isaiah 53:2-3For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, [there is] no beauty that we should desire him.Isaiah 49:7Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, [and] his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, [and] the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.John 14:22Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?Luke 2:34And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this [child] is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;Luke 4:22-29And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?1 Corinthians 9:4Have we not power to eat and to drink?1 Peter 2:4To whom coming, [as unto] a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, [and] precious,
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