How do Protestants explain Zechariah 12:10-14, used by Roman Catholics to prove Mary's perpetual virginity?
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For those Protestants that believe that Mary had other children after Jesus was born, what do they make of Zechariah 12:10-14?
> 10 “And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of
> Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on
> me, **the one they have pierced**, and they will mourn for him as one
> mourns for an **only child**, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves
> for a **firstborn son**. 11 On that day the weeping in Jerusalem will be
> as great as the weeping of Hadad Rimmon in the plain of Megiddo. 12
> The land will mourn, each clan by itself, with their wives by
> themselves: the clan of the house of David and their wives, the clan
> of the house of Nathan and their wives, 13 the clan of the house of
> Levi and their wives, the clan of Shimei and their wives, 14 and all
> the rest of the clans and their wives.
All Christians agree that Jesus was pierced and was a firstborn son. Why should we not also conclude from this passage that Jesus was also an **only child**? One Catholic article makes this point:
http://whynotcatholicism.net/view/mary-ever-virgin
To connect Mary with this passage, is added this from Luke 2:
> 34 Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: “This child
> is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to
> be a sign that will be spoken against, 35 so that the thoughts of many
> hearts will be revealed. **And a sword will pierce your own soul too**.”
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