1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible

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Mark 3:32 And the multitude sat about him: and they say to him: Behold thy mother and thy brethren, without, seek for thee.

The brethren of our Lord were not the children of the blessed Virgin: nor were they the sons of St. Joseph by a former wife, as some pretend; but in the Scripture language, and in this place, we understand by brethren the relatives of Mary and Joseph. (Ven. Bede)