{For even his brethren did not believe on him} (oude gar hoi
adelphoi autou episteuon eis auton). Literally, "For not even
were his brothers believing on him." Imperfect tense of pisteu(935c)
with sad picture of the persistent refusal of the brothers of
Jesus to believe in his Messianic assumptions, after the two
rejections in Capernaum ( Lu 4:16-31  Mr 6:1-6  Mt 13:54-58 ),
and also after the blasphemous accusation of being in league with
Beelzebub when the mother and brothers came to take Jesus home
( Mr 3:31-35  Mt 12:46-50  Lu 8:19-21 ). The brothers here are
sarcastic.