# James (brother of Jesus)

## Facts:

James was a son of Mary and Joseph. He was one of Jesus’ younger half-brothers.

* Jesus’ other half-brothers were named Joseph, Judas, and Simon.
* During Jesus’ lifetime, James and his brothers did not believe that Jesus was the Messiah.
* Later, after Jesus was raised from the dead, James believed in him and became a leader of the church in Jerusalem.
* The New Testament book of James is a letter that James wrote to Christians who had fled to other countries to escape persecution.

(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names))

(See also: [apostle](../kt/apostle.md), [Christ](../kt/christ.md), [church](../kt/church.md), [Judas the son of James](../names/judassonofjames.md), [persecute](../other/persecute.md))

## Bible References:

* [Galatians 1:18-20](rc://en/tn/help/gal/01/18)
* [Galatians 2:9-10](rc://en/tn/help/gal/02/09)
* [James 1:1-3](rc://en/tn/help/jas/01/01)
* [Jude 1:1-2](rc://en/tn/help/jud/01/01)
* [Mark 9:1-3](rc://en/tn/help/mrk/09/01)
* [Matthew 13:54-56](rc://en/tn/help/mat/13/54)

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: G23850
