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The Bible presents Mary as a human being who received God's grace and believed in Jesus as her Savior. She was a virgin when she gave birth to Jesus, but not permanently. She was not worshiped or praised, but obeyed God's Word and treasured His work in her heart.
Mary was the wife of Joseph and the mother of Jesus Christ, who was conceived within her by the Holy Spirit when she was a virgin. She was of the Tribe of Judah and of the lineage of King David, but not of Solomon (Luke 3:23-38).
Mary was the sister of Martha, and her brother was Lazarus whom Jesus raised from the dead. We see Mary three different times in the Bible, beginning with the incident in the home of her sister, Martha (Luke 10:38-42), where Jesus, and presumably the disciples who travelled with Him, were being entertained.
She lived in Bethany with her sister, Mary, and her brother, Lazarus, whom Jesus raised from the dead (John 11:1–15, 43–44). We meet Martha three times in the Bible, and each event helps to build a profile of this interesting woman. The Bible first mentions Martha in Luke 10.
Mary Magdalene is nowhere in the Bible identified as a prostitute or as an immoral woman, despite popular portrayals of her as such. Mary Magdalene is also often associated with the woman whom Jesus saved from stoning after she had been taken in adultery (John 8:1–11). But, again, this is an association with no evidence.
This means that Mary’s lineage is recorded in the Gospel of Luke. Mary’s lineage, as recorded by Luke, does not mention Mary, but that’s to be expected—including women’s names in genealogies was not standard practice. It begins this way: “[Jesus] was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph, the son of Heli” (Luke 3:23).
Rather than teach that Mary was sinless, the Bible gives evidence that she was a normal person with a normal person’s need of salvation. In Mary’s praise-filled, humble prayer in Luke 1, she says, “My spirit rejoices in God my Savior” (verse 47). If she were sinless, she would not have needed a “Savior.”
The Gospel of Mary Magdalene is a late 2nd or 3rd century AD text that claims to be written by Mary Magdalene, but it is not. It contains Gnostic teachings that contradict the biblical truth about Jesus and His church.
Learn about the Jewish customs of betrothal and marriage in biblical times, and how Joseph and Mary were legally married before Jesus was born, but not physically until after. See the biblical passages that reveal their relationship and the angel's message to Joseph.
The Bible does not say “from that time on Mary became the mother of all believers.” The beauty of John 19:26–27 is reflected in the care Jesus had for His mother, as well as the care John provided for her.