1. Mark 6:1-6 He departed from there and came to his native place, accompanied by his disciples. When the sabbath came he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished. They said, "Where did this man get all this? What kind of wisdom has been given him? What mighty deeds are wrought by his hands! Is he not the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?" And they took offense at him. Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his native place and among his own kin and in his own house.“ So he was not able to perform any mighty deed there, apart from curing a few sick people by laying his hands on them. He was amazed at their lack of faith. The Family Relationships of Jesus

2. Matthew 27:56 Among them were Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee. Mark 15:40 There were also women looking on from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of the younger James and of Joses, and Salome. Mark 16:1 When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary, the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go and anoint him. Luke 24:10 The women were Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James; the others who accompanied them also told this to the apostles,

3. Jude 1:1 Jude, a slave of Jesus Christ and brother of James, to those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept safe for Jesus Christ: John 19:25 Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. Matthew 10:2-4 The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddeus; Simon the Cananean, and Judas Iscariot who betrayed him. Luke 6:16 When day came, he called his disciples to himself, and from them he chose Twelve, whom he also named apostles: Simon, whom he named Peter, and his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called a Zealot, and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

4. Matthew 13: 54-56 He came to his native place and taught the people in their synagogue. They were astonished and said, "Where did this man get such wisdom and mighty deeds? Is he not the carpenter's son? Is not his mother named Mary and his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas? Are not his sisters all with us? Where did this man get all this?" John 19:25 Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved, he said to his mother, "Woman, behold, your son.“ Then he said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother." And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.

5. In the four gospels there are a total of four women listed as being at the foot of the cross of Jesus at Calvary: Mary, the mother of Jesus Mary Magdalene, listed in all four gospels Mary (the wife of Clopas), the mother of James (the younger), Joseph (Joses), and Salome Joanne, the sister of Jesus' mother (Jesus' aunt) who was the mother of James and John, the sons' of Zebedee

6. John 19:25 Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. Matthew 27:56 Among them were Mary Magdalene and, Mary the mother of James and Joseph and the mother of the sons of Zebedee. Mark 15:40 There were also women looking on from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of the younger James and of Joses, and Salome. Luke 24:10 The women were Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James; the others who accompanied them also told this to the apostles,

7. THE MOTHER OF JESUS MARY OF MAGDELA SALOME/ JOANNA MARY THE WIFE OF CLOPAS MATTHEW “There were many women there” “Mary Magdalene” “the mother of the sons of Zebedee” “Mary the mother of James and Joseph” MARK “There were also women looking on from a distance” “Mary Magdalene” “Salome” “Mary the mother of the younger James and of Joses” LUKE “The women who had come from Galilee with him followed behind” “Mary Magdalene” “Joanna” “Mary themother of James” JOHN “his mother” “Mary of Magdala” “his mother's sister” “Mary the wife of Clopas”

8. Anna m. Joachim Mary m. Joseph Joanna m. Zebedee Mary m. Clopas Joses James John (aka Salome) (aka Joseph) Jesus The Family Relationships of Jesus James the Younger “the Righteous” 1st Bishop of Jerusalem Author of the Epistle the Great “Beloved Disciple” Judas aka Jude aka Thaddeus the Apostle Author of the Epistle Simon the Apostle the Evangelist (aka Alphaeus) Zachariah m. Elizabeth John the Baptist the Zealot the Cananean (aka Miriam) 3 Sisters Succeeded James as 2nd Bishop of Jerusalem SIBLING/ COUSIN SIBLING/ COUSIN SIBLING/ COUSIN SIBLING/ COUSIN the Apostle

9. Eusebius Archbishop of Caesarea, 325 AD, Church History, Book 2, 1 Then there was James, who was known as the brother of the Lord; for He too was called Joseph’s son, and Joseph Christ’s father, though in fact the Virgin was his betrothed, and before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Ghost as the inspired gospel narrative tells us (Mt 1:18). This James, whom the early Christians surnamed the Righteous because of his outstanding virtue, was the first, as the record tell us, to be elected to the episcopal throne of the Jerusalem church.