Biblical citation for the “other children she bore”, please?
I’m open to instruction. And, as I said, I’ll not commit to to concept of semper-virgin. We hear nothing of Joseph throughout the Gospels; not even of his possible passing during the life and ministry of Christ.
Given the chance, I might ask my Lord, “What of Joseph?” but, really, I’m thinking I’ll be lauding Him endlessly and might not get a private audience for my puny-human inquiries.
Jesus’ brothers and sisters. The Gospel of Mark 6:3 and the Gospel of Matthew 13:55-56 state that James, Joses (or Joseph), Judas, and Simon were the brothers of Jesus, the son of Mary. The same verses also mention unnamed sisters of Jesus.
Matthew 13:55-56New International Version (NIV)
55 “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother’s name Mary, and aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? 56 Aren’t all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?”
Mark 6:3New International Version (NIV)
3 Isn’t this the carpenter? Isn’t this Mary’s son and the brother of James, Joseph,[a] Judas and Simon? Aren’t his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him.