READ John 7 COMMENTARY: : 5        For neither did his brethren believe in him. (4100 “believe” [pisteuo] means commit to, to put in trust with, to think to be true, have Christian faith, entrust, have confidence, or rely on.) DEVOTION:  Mary had more children after the birth of Jesus. There were at least four brothers and two or more sisters (Matthew 13: 55). So HE came from a family of at least seven children. All of the men worked in the carpentry shop with Joseph. Jesus worked there until HE was thirty years old and then started HIS public ministry. HIS brothers didn’t think HE was someone special. They were not part of the ones who followed HIM. In fact, they came to take HIM home on a few occasions because they didn’t think HE was in HIS right mind. Mary…