Things I didn't know from years ago....

I’m going to take a step around and go towards some of the Biblical misconceptions I learned as a child.  Or maybe misconceptions I learned and have since corrected. 

So… first.  Jesus had no brothers. Secondary implication: Mary and Joseph had no other kids.  Our text for this is Matthew 12:46-50. 

⁴⁶ While He was still talking to the multitudes, behold, His mother and brothers stood outside, seeking to speak with Him. ⁴⁷ Then one said to Him, “Look, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak with You.”
⁴⁸ But He answered and said to the one who told Him, “Who is My mother and who are My brothers?” ⁴⁹ And He stretched out His hand toward His disciples and said, “Here are My mother and My brothers! ⁵⁰ For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2012:46-50&version=NKJV

And the answer is simple.  Jesus had physical brothers.  Maybe he had sisters as well.  Daughters weren’t as important in the Bible.  But here, Jesus is saying that being a brother by birth is less important than being a brother of the works of God.  So I guess that one is solved.