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Lv 5

Was Jesus a married man?

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  • ?
    Lv 5
    5 years ago

    The Bible’s answer

    The Bible makes clear that Jesus was not married, even though it does not specifically comment on his marital status. * Consider the following.

    The Bible frequently refers to Jesus’ family as well as to women who accompanied him during his ministry and who stood by when he was executed, yet it never mentions his having a wife. (Matthew 12:46, 47; Mark 3:31, 32; 15:40; Luke 8:2, 3, 19, 20; John 19:25) The most plausible reason why the Bible is silent on this matter is that he was never married.

    Concerning those who remain unmarried so that they can do more in God’s service, Jesus told his disciples: “Let the one who can make room for it [singleness] make room for it.” (Matthew 19:10-12) He set the pattern for those who choose not to marry in order to devote themselves more fully to God.—John 13:15; 1 Corinthians 7:32-38.

    Just before he died, Jesus arranged for the care of his mother. (John 19:25-27) If Jesus had been married or had fathered children, he would have made sure that such close family members were provided for as well.

    The Bible uses Jesus as an example for husbands, but it does not refer to the way he treated a human wife. Instead, it says: “Husbands, continue loving your wives, just as the Christ also loved the congregation and gave himself up for it.” (Ephesians 5:25) If Jesus had actually been married while on earth, would not his perfect example as a literal husband have been used in that verse?

    Did Jesus have siblings?

    Yes, Jesus had at least six siblings. These included his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas as well as at least two sisters. (Matthew 13:54-56; Mark 6:3) Those siblings were natural children of Jesus’ mother, Mary, and her husband, Joseph. (Matthew 1:25) The Bible calls Jesus “the firstborn” of Mary, which implies that she had other children.—Luke 2:7.

    Misconceptions about Jesus’ brothers

    In order to support the idea that Mary remained a virgin all her life, some have applied different meanings to the term “brothers.” For example, some feel that Jesus’ brothers were actually sons of Joseph by an earlier marriage. However, the Bible shows that Jesus inherited the legal right to the kingship promised to David. (2 Samuel 7:12, 13; Luke 1:32) If Joseph had been father to sons older than Jesus, the eldest of these would have been Joseph’s legal heir.

    Could the expression refer to Jesus’ disciples, or spiritual brothers? This idea conflicts with the Scriptures, since the Bible says that at one point “his brothers were, in fact, not exercising faith in him.” (John 7:5) The Bible distinguishes Jesus’ brothers from his disciples.—John 2:12.

    According to another theory, Jesus’ brothers were actually his cousins. Yet, the Greek Scriptures use distinct words for “brother,” “relative,” and “cousin.” (Luke 21:16; Colossians 4:10) Many Bible scholars acknowledge that Jesus’ brothers and sisters were his actual siblings. For example, The Expositor’s Bible Commentary states: “The most natural way to understand ‘brothers’ . . . is that the term refers to sons of Mary and Joseph and thus to brothers of Jesus on his mother’s side.”

    Source(s): The Bible; jw.org
  • 5 years ago

    Jesus was the oldest child amongst his siblings even though Joseph wasn't really His biological father.That would mean Jesus would have been the first sibling to get married soon after reaching puberty according to Jewish culture. Jewish culture did not like younger siblings getting married ahead of the older ones. That means Jesus would have been married and fathered a number of children before being crucified in His early to mid thirties.

    Source(s): The God Yahweh our Intelligent Designer and the missing link in the chain of evolution.
  • 5 years ago

    Unknown...

    Although many will make unsupported claims based on their personal 'beliefs'...... most seem to think that he wasn't here to get married and make a judgement based on that... same for having any children...

    In Jewish culture, it would have been unusual for him not to be...

    The Bible, the only source for the character called Jesus, doesn't say and leaves most of his life unreported...

    IMHO

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    No. Wives were mentioned for others but never for Jesus. Speculation that a wife would be one of the characters mentioned with another name lacking the amendment "wife of Jesus," is extremely unlikely.

    A wife left in a remote village is more likely, but none of his parables indicated familiarity with the role of a husband.

    None of this is proof that Jesus was unmarried. It does suffice to reject speculation that he is, though.

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  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    No. But will get married.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    If Jesus was married don't you think the Bible would have clearly said so?

  • 5 years ago

    No. With no record in the scriptures of His marriage, He remained single. Such a mental event as Jesus' marriage, or the existence of His wife would certainly have been recorded in the Gospels.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    No. The only indication that he was come from the gnostic gospels, which were written as much as 200 or 300 years after the original gospels were composed.

  • 5 years ago

    No proof either way, but it would have been so unusual for an adult male Jew to be single, it certainly would have been remarked on if he had not been married.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    He was dating and screwing John the apostle. They never married, since Christ's father didn't approve of their love.

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