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Do you still have trouble with Brother, Brethren, and Cousin.

Yeah, do you not think "brother according to the flesh" could refer to a cousin or half-brother? Just because you find the word translated as "brother" in English doesn't mean squat.

Hint: Comparing usage to the Old Testament is not valid.

Chapter and verse please? (Or so says you.)

Catholic Answers is not noted for either objectivity or accuracy.

We know that you don't trust Catholic sources and vice versa. It doesn't bear repeating. Does anybody remember exactly what Catholic Answers' big sin was anyway?

Did you actually read the post you gave me from Catholic Answers? That article referred to the OT use of Brethren and inferred that NT Brother was synonomous. Go ahead, read the 300+ references to Brother in the OT and then tell me what you found.

If Jesus's (brothers/brethren) followed him then:

Mark 6: 1 He went away from there and came to his own country; and his disciples followed him.
2 And on the sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue; and many who heard him were astonished, saying, "Where did this man get all this? What is the wisdom given to him? What mighty works are wrought by his hands!
3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon, and are not his sisters here with us?" And they took offense at him.

According to you and Catholic answers there were just four "brethren" from his village!!!!!

OK. Makes sense to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!