Joses/Joseph (Jesus' brother)

Half-brother of Jesus

Jesu tidc. 6 BC - unknown

Joses (also called Joseph) was one of Jesus' half-brothers, the son of Mary and Joseph. He is mentioned among Jesus' siblings in the Gospels but played no prominent role in the early church compared to his brother James.

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Mentioned as Jesus' brother in Nazareth

When Jesus taught in the synagogue of his hometown, the people were amazed and asked if this was not the carpenter's son, mentioning his brothers including Joses.

55"Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother called Mary, and aren't his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
οὐχ οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ τοῦ τέκτονος υἱός; ⸀οὐχ ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ λέγεται Μαριὰμ καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτοῦ Ἰάκωβος καὶ ⸀Ἰωσὴφ καὶ Σίμων καὶ Ἰούδας;
56Aren't all his sisters here with us? Where then did this man get all these things?"
καὶ αἱ ἀδελφαὶ αὐτοῦ οὐχὶ πᾶσαι πρὸς ἡμᾶς εἰσιν; πόθεν οὖν τούτῳ ταῦτα πάντα;

Mentioned in the Gospel of Mark

Mark confirms that Joses was one of Jesus' brothers when the people of Nazareth discussed Jesus' family and origins.

3Isn't this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And aren't his sisters here with us?" And they took offense at him.
οὐχ οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ τέκτων, ὁ υἱὸς ⸀τῆς Μαρίας ⸂καὶ ἀδελφὸς⸃ Ἰακώβου καὶ ⸀Ἰωσῆτος καὶ Ἰούδα καὶ Σίμωνος; καὶ οὐκ εἰσὶν αἱ ἀδελφαὶ αὐτοῦ ὧδε πρὸς ἡμᾶς; καὶ ἐσκανδαλίζοντο ἐν αὐτῷ.

Mary, mother of Joses, at the cross

At Jesus' crucifixion, Mary, the mother of James and Joses, stood nearby watching from a distance. This confirms the family relationship and Mary's presence at the cross.

56Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee's sons.
ἐν αἷς ἦν Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνὴ καὶ Μαρία ἡ τοῦ Ἰακώβου καὶ ⸀Ἰωσὴφ μήτηρ καὶ ἡ μήτηρ τῶν υἱῶν Ζεβεδαίου.

Witness to Jesus' burial

Mary, the mother of Joses, was present and saw where Jesus was laid in the tomb, which shows the family's involvement in the events surrounding Jesus' death.

47Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was laid.
ἡ δὲ Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνὴ καὶ Μαρία ⸂ἡ Ἰωσῆτος⸃ ἐθεώρουν ποῦ ⸀τέθειται.