Galatians 1:19

James, the Lord's brother.— He was the Son of Alpheus and Mary, the sister of the virgin; so that he was cousin-german to Jesus. See Mark 3:18.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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But other of the apostles saw I none save James, the Lord's brother.
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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¹⁹ But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Galatians 1:19