For even his brothers didn’t believe in him.
Parallel translations
- KJV For neither did his brethren believe in him.
- BSB For even His own brothers did not believe in Him.
- NKJV For even His brothers did not believe in Him.
- NASB For not even His brothers believed in Him.
- NLT For even his brothers didn’t believe in him.
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Cross-references · 5
- Mark 3:21When his friends heard it, they went out to seize him: for they said, “He is insane.”
- John 1:11–13He came to his own, and those who were his own didn’t receive him.
- John 7:10But when his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he also went up, not publicly, but as it were in secret.
- John 7:3His brothers therefore said to him, “Depart from here, and go into Judea, that your disciples also may see your works which you do.
- Mic 7:5–6Don’t trust in a neighbor. Don’t put confidence in a friend. With the woman lying in your embrace, be careful of the words of your mouth!
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