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Berean Standard Bible

““Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?”

Matthew 13:55

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Jesus returns to his hometown of Nazareth and teaches in the synagogue. The people are astonished at his wisdom and deeds but cannot reconcile them with what they know of him.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?

World English Bible (WEB)

Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?

King James Version (KJV)

Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

American Standard Version (ASV)

Is not this the carpenter`s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Is not this the woodworker's son? is not his mother named Mary? and his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brethren James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

¿No es éste el hijo del carpintero? ¿no se llama su madre María, y sus hermanos Jacobo y José, y Simón, y Judas?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

―¿Será posible? —comentaban—. Este es hijo de María y del carpintero, y hermano de Jacobo, José, Simón y Judas.

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