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When Jesus goes to His hometown to teach, He is rejected and does not do many miracles because of their unbelief.
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Matthew 13:54-58
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a He came to
1 His hometown
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and b began teaching them in their synagogue,
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so that c they were astonished, and said,
“Where did this man get this wisdom and these 2 miraculous powers?
Is not this the carpenter’s son?
Is not a His mother called Mary, and His a brothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?
And a His sisters, are they not all with us?
Where then did this man get all these things?”
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And they took a offense at Him.
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But Jesus said to them,
“ b A prophet is not without honor except in his 1 hometown and in his own household.”
And He did not do many 1 miracles there
because of their unbelief.
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v54e, v55a-b and v56a-b are all rhetorical questions: It is not possible that this man have this wisdom and power. He is the carpenter's son. His mother is Mary and His bothers James... His sisters are with us. It is not possible that he have all these things.
"It is sad that every time in the NT somebody is “scandalized” by someone, that someone is Jesus." - D. A. Carson Mt 11:6 Mt 13:57 Mt 15:12 Mt 17:27 Mt 24:10 Mt 26:31 Mark 6:3 Mark 14:27 Lk 7:23 Jn 6:61 Jn 16:1
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Matthew 13:54-58
Jesus Is Rejected by His Hometown
He came to His hometown and began teaching them in their synagogue,
so that they were astonished, and said,
“Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?
Is not this the carpenter’s son?
Is not His mother called Mary, and His brothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?
And His sisters, are they not all with us?
Where then did this man get all these things?”
And they took offense at Him.
But Jesus said to them,
“A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household.”
And He did not do many miracles there
because of their unbelief.
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