Family and genealogy
Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth, whose birth, ministry, death and resurrection are told in the four Gospels.
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- Parent and child
- Marriage
- Ancestor (generations not all listed)
- Legal or adoptive parent
- Disputed or interpretive
Jesus — Jesus of Nazareth, whose birth, ministry, death and resurrection are told in the four Gospels.
Parents
- Mary, mother of Jesus mother Matthew 1:16Matthew 1:18–25Luke 1:31Luke 2:7
Mary is Jesus' mother. Matthew 1:18-25 and Luke 1:26-35 describe his conception by the Holy Spirit.
- Joseph of Nazareth legal and family father (not biological) Matthew 1:16Matthew 1:18–25Luke 2:48Luke 3:23
Joseph is Mary's husband and Jesus' father in law and in family life ("your father and I", Luke 2:48), not his biological father: Matthew 1:18-25 and Luke 1:34-35 describe Jesus' conception by the Holy Spirit, and Luke 3:23 says Jesus was the son "as was supposed" of Joseph.
Brothers and sisters
- James brother Interpretive Matthew 13:55Mark 6:3Galatians 1:19
The Gospels call James, Joses, Simon and Judas Jesus' "brothers". Christians understand the word differently: children of Mary and Joseph born after Jesus; sons of Joseph from an earlier marriage; or close relatives such as cousins.
- Joses brother Interpretive Matthew 13:55Mark 6:3
Called Jesus' brother; Christian traditions understand the kinship word differently (see James).
- Simon brother Interpretive Matthew 13:55Mark 6:3
Called Jesus' brother; Christian traditions understand the kinship word differently (see James).
- Judas brother Interpretive Matthew 13:55Mark 6:3
Called Jesus' brother; Christian traditions understand the kinship word differently (see James).
- Jesus' sisters sister Interpretive Matthew 13:56Mark 6:3
Called Jesus' sisters; Christian traditions understand the kinship word differently (see James). Their names are not recorded.
Ancestors
- Jacob grandparent Disputed
- Heli grandparent Disputed
- Matthan 1× great-grandparent
- Matthat 1× great-grandparent
- Eleazar 2× great-grandparent
- Levi 2× great-grandparent
- Eliud 3× great-grandparent
- Melchi 3× great-grandparent
- Achim 4× great-grandparent
- Jannai 4× great-grandparent
Tribe, clan and house
- Tribe: Judah Member Hebrews 7:14Revelation 5:5
"It is evident that our Lord has sprung out of Judah" (Hebrews 7:14).
Office and succession (not family)
- John the Baptist preceded in office — Prophetic succession Matthew 3:11John 1:29–34John 3:28–30
John prepared the way and pointed to Jesus. A relationship of ministry, not of family.
Appears in these genealogies
Every relationship here comes from a cited passage. Solid lines are stated parent links; dashed lines mean generations are not all listed; dotted lines mark legal or adoptive parents; a question mark marks a disputed or interpretive link. Political succession and office are never drawn as family.