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Jesus was not poor, although he became poor on the cross. I do not know if he was rich as the world sees it but I know he worked and probably hard. His parents received valuable gifts from the wise men that probably helped them start their married lives off quite well. When Jesus needed tax money, he told Peter to catch a fish and the money was in its mouth. When he needed to feed thousands he blessed a small portion and fed them all. When Peter was working all day fishing and came home empty, Jesus blessed him with so many fish he could barely take them in. That sounds like he probably made a good amount of money on that transaction.

Jesus ate food and drank wine (he even turned water to wine at a wedding where everyone had already emptied the skins that were brought).. He hung around prostitutes and other sinners. He also broke the Sabbath day which is the Law of Moses.

"He hung around prostitutes and other sinners. He also broke the Sabbath day which is the Law of Moses."

It is still baffling that Flavius Josephus only recorded a sentence or two about "the Nazarene" for prosperity.

The required sacrifice that Mary and Joseph made when they presented the infant Jesus at the temple shortly after his birth indicates that they were poor. They chose to offer pigeons rather than the prescribed lamb, a substitute acceptable under the law of Moses only for those in poverty.

According to Luke, the wise men from the east did not arrive until months, perhaps as long as two years, after the birth, when Joseph, Mary, and Jesus were living in a house in Bethlehem. The magi's journey apparently started when the star appeared at the time of the birth. Joseph and Mary probably used the proceeds from the wise men's gifts to finance their flight to Eqypt to escape Herod's assassins.

Granted, while Jesus no doubt had the ability to have become quite well-to-do by earthly standards, he chose instead a modest life. Scripture says he "had no place to lay his head," a reflection of his chosen itinerant lifestyle. The women who witnessed his crucifixion also provided monetary support for his ministry (Joanna, Susannah, Mary Magdalene, etc.)