What about the Gospel of Jesus' Wife?

That papyrus scrap, unveiled in 2012, was examined by scholars and journalists and found to be a modern forgery. It provides no evidence about the historical Jesus.

Do the Gospels say Jesus was single?

They never mention a wife or children, and early Christian writings assume he was unmarried. Silence is not absolute proof, but no ancient source claims a marriage.

Is that true?

Was Jesus married to Mary Magdalene?

False

False. There is no historical or biblical evidence that Jesus married Mary Magdalene or anyone else. No Gospel or early source describes a wife. The so called Gospel of Jesus' Wife fragment, once cited as proof, was demonstrated to be a modern forgery. The claim rests on speculation, not evidence.

The history

The four Gospels present Mary Magdalene as a devoted follower whom Jesus healed and who witnessed his resurrection, never as a spouse. The marriage theory gained popular attention through modern novels. A papyrus fragment publicized in 2012 as the Gospel of Jesus' Wife was investigated and shown to be a recent fake, and scholarship overwhelmingly rejects the idea of a marriage.

What Scripture says

“And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,”Luke 8:2 (KJV)

Luke introduces Mary Magdalene among the women who followed and supported Jesus, describing her as one he had healed, not as his wife.

Sources. The four canonical Gospels (which record no marriage), reporting on the exposure of the Gospel of Jesus' Wife fragment as a forgery, and the consensus of New Testament scholars.

Where this points

Mary Magdalene's real place in the story is striking enough. She stayed at the cross and was among the first to meet the risen Christ, entrusted to tell the others. The Gospels honor her not as a wife but as a faithful witness to the resurrection.

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