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When he taught there in the synagogue, everyone was amazed and said, “Where does he get this wisdom and the power to do miracles?” <a href="/esv/matthew/13.htm">English Standard Version</a> and coming to his hometown he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these mighty works? <a href="/bsb/matthew/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked. <a href="/blb/matthew/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And having come into His own region, He was teaching them in their synagogue, so that they are astonished and are saying, "From where came to this One this wisdom and these miraculous powers? <a href="/kjv/matthew/13.htm">King James Bible</a> And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works? <a href="/nkjv/matthew/13.htm">New King James Version</a> When He had come to His own country, He taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, “Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works? <a href="/nasb_/matthew/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And He came to His hometown and began teaching them in their synagogue, with the result that they were astonished, and said, “Where did this man acquire this wisdom and these miraculous powers? <a href="/nasb/matthew/13.htm">NASB 1995</a> He came to His hometown and began teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, &#8220Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers? <a href="/nasb77/matthew/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And coming to His home town He began teaching them in their synagogue, so that they became astonished, and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom, and these miraculous powers? <a href="/lsb/matthew/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And 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? <a href="/amp/matthew/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And after coming to [Nazareth] His hometown, He began teaching them in their synagogue, and they were astonished, and said, “Where did this Man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers [what is the source of His authority]? <a href="/csb/matthew/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He went to his hometown and began to teach them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers? <a href="/hcsb/matthew/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He went to His hometown and began to teach them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, &#8220How did this wisdom and these miracles come to Him? <a href="/asv/matthew/13.htm">American Standard Version</a> And coming into his own country he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works? <a href="/cev/matthew/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> and went to his hometown. He taught in their synagogue, and the people were so amazed that they asked, "Where does he get all this wisdom and the power to work these miracles? <a href="/erv/matthew/13.htm">English Revised Version</a> And coming into his own country he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works? <a href="/gwt/matthew/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Jesus went to his hometown and taught the people in the synagogue in a way that amazed them. People were asking, "Where did this man get this wisdom and the power to do these miracles? <a href="/gnt/matthew/13.htm">Good News Translation</a> and went back to his hometown. He taught in the synagogue, and those who heard him were amazed. "Where did he get such wisdom?" they asked. "And what about his miracles? <a href="/isv/matthew/13.htm">International Standard Version</a> He went to his hometown and began teaching the people in their synagogue in such a way that they were amazed and asked, "Where did this man get this wisdom and these miracles? <a href="/msb/matthew/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. ?Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?? they asked. <a href="/net/matthew/13.htm">NET Bible</a> Then he came to his hometown and began to teach the people in their synagogue. They were astonished and said, "Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers? <a href="/nheb/matthew/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And coming into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, "Where did this man get this wisdom, and these mighty works? <a href="/wbt/matthew/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And when he had come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works? <a href="/wey/matthew/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And He came into His own country and proceeded to teach in their synagogue, so that they were filled with astonishment and exclaimed, "Where did he obtain such wisdom, and these wondrous powers? <a href="/web/matthew/13.htm">World English Bible</a> Coming into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these mighty works? <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and having come to His own country, He was teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and were saying, “From where to this One this wisdom and the mighty works? <a href="/blb/matthew/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And having come into His own region, He was teaching them in their synagogue, so that they are astonished and are saying, "From where came to this One this wisdom and these miraculous powers? <a href="/ylt/matthew/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and having come to his own country, he was teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and were saying, 'Whence to this one this wisdom and the mighty works? <a href="/slt/matthew/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And having come into his native land, he taught them in their assembly, so that they were struck with amazement, and said, Whence to him this wisdom, and powers?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And coming into his own country, he taught them in their synagogues, so that they wondered and said: How came this man by this wisdom and miracles? <a href="/cpdv/matthew/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And arriving in his own country, he taught them in their synagogues, so much so that they wondered and said: “How can such wisdom and power be with this one? <a href="/nabre/matthew/13.htm">New American Bible</a> He came to his native place and taught the people in their synagogue. They were astonished and said, “Where did this man get such wisdom and mighty deeds? <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> He came to his hometown and began to teach the people in their synagogue, so that they were astounded and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these deeds of power?<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And he came to his own city; and he taught them in their synagogues, in such a way, that they were amazed and said, Where did he get this wisdom and these wonders? <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/13.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And he came to his city and he taught them in their synagogues so that they would marvel and they would say, “From where does he have this wisdom and the miracles?”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/13.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And he came into his own country, and taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said: Whence has this man this wisdom, and these mighty works? <a href="/godbey/matthew/13.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And having come into His own country He was teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, Whence this wisdom and these miracles unto Him? <a href="/haweis/matthew/13.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And coming into his own country, taught them in their synagogues, so that they were exceedingly struck, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these miracles? <a href="/mace/matthew/13.htm">Mace New Testament</a> and when he was come into his native country, he taught them in their synagogue, in such a manner that they cry'd out with astonishment, how came this man by all this wisdom, and extraordinary power? <a href="/wey/matthew/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And He came into His own country and proceeded to teach in their synagogue, so that they were filled with astonishment and exclaimed, "Where did he obtain such wisdom, and these wondrous powers? <a href="/worrell/matthew/13.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And, coming into His own country, He taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, "Whence hath this Man this wisdom, and the mighty works? <a href="/worsley/matthew/13.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> and came into his own country, and taught them in their synagogues; so that they were amazed and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom and these powers? <a href="/parallel/matthew/13-54.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=3915" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/13.htm">The Rejection at Nazareth</a> 53When Jesus had finished these parables, He withdrew from that place. 54<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: elthōn (V-APA-NMS) -- To come, go. ">Coming</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">to</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">His hometown,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3968.htm" title="3968: patrida (N-AFS) -- Fatherland, one's native place. From parasemos; a father-land, i.e. Native town; heavenly home."></a> <a href="/greek/1321.htm" title="1321: edidasken (V-IIA-3S) -- To teach, direct, admonish. A prolonged form of a primary verb dao; to teach.">He taught</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autous (PPro-AM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">the people</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autōn (PPro-GM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">their</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4864.htm" title="4864: synagōgē (N-DFS) -- From sunago; an assemblage of persons; specially, a Jewish synagogue; by analogy, a Christian church.">synagogue,</a> <a href="/greek/5620.htm" title="5620: hōste (Conj) -- So that, therefore, so then, so as to. From hos and te; so too, i.e. Thus therefore.">and</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autous (PPro-AM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">they</a> <a href="/greek/1605.htm" title="1605: ekplēssesthai (V-PNM/P) -- To strike with panic or shock; I amaze, astonish. From ek and plesso; to strike with astonishment.">were astonished.</a> <a href="/greek/4159.htm" title="4159: Pothen (Adv) -- From the base of posis with enclitic adverb of origin; from which or what place, state, source or cause.">“Where did this man get</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: toutō (DPro-DMS) -- This; he, she, it. "></a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: hautē (DPro-NFS) -- This; he, she, it. ">such</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4678.htm" title="4678: sophia (N-NFS) -- Wisdom, insight, skill (human or divine), intelligence. From sophos; wisdom.">wisdom</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hai (Art-NFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1411.htm" title="1411: dynameis (N-NFP) -- From dunamai; force; specially, miraculous power.">miraculous powers?”</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legein (V-PNA) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">they asked.</a> 55“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/mark/6-1.htm">Mark 6:1-3</a> Jesus went on from there and came to His hometown, accompanied by His disciples. / When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “Where did this man get these ideas?” they asked. “What is this wisdom He has been given? And how can He perform such miracles? / Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him. <a href="/luke/4-16.htm">Luke 4:16-30</a> Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read, / the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written: / “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, ... <a href="/john/7-15.htm">John 7:15</a> The Jews were amazed and asked, “How did this man attain such learning without having studied?” <a href="/john/6-42.htm">John 6:42</a> They were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven?’” <a href="/john/4-44.htm">John 4:44</a> Now He Himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown. <a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1-2</a> The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners, / to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn, <a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a> He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. <a href="/jeremiah/11-21.htm">Jeremiah 11:21</a> Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning the people of Anathoth who are seeking your life and saying, “You must not prophesy in the name of the LORD, or you will die by our hand.” <a href="/ezekiel/3-6.htm">Ezekiel 3:6-7</a> not to the many peoples of unfamiliar speech and difficult language whose words you cannot understand. Surely if I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you. / But the house of Israel will be unwilling to listen to you, since they are unwilling to listen to Me. For the whole house of Israel is hard-headed and hard-hearted. <a href="/psalms/69-8.htm">Psalm 69:8-9</a> I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother’s sons, / because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me. <a href="/john/1-45.htm">John 1:45-46</a> Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” / “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip. <a href="/john/7-41.htm">John 7:41-42</a> Others declared, “This is the Christ.” But still others asked, “How can the Christ come from Galilee? / Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?” <a href="/john/7-52.htm">John 7:52</a> “Aren’t you also from Galilee?” they replied. “Look into it, and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.” <a href="/matthew/12-46.htm">Matthew 12:46-50</a> While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to Him. / Someone told Him, “Look, Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to You.” / But Jesus replied, “Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?” ... <a href="/mark/3-31.htm">Mark 3:31-35</a> Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came and stood outside. They sent someone in to summon Him, / and a crowd was sitting around Him. “Look,” He was told, “Your mother and brothers are outside, asking for You.” / But Jesus replied, “Who are My mother and My brothers?” ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, From where has this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?when.<a href="/matthew/2-23.htm">Matthew 2:23</a> And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.<a href="/mark/6-1.htm">Mark 6:1,2</a> And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him… <a href="/luke/4-16.htm">Luke 4:16-30</a> And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read… he taught.<a href="/psalms/22-22.htm">Psalm 22:22</a> I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.<a href="/psalms/40-9.htm">Psalm 40:9,10</a> I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest… <a href="/acts/13-46.htm">Acts 13:46</a> Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.they were.<a href="/john/7-15.htm">John 7:15,16</a> And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned? … <a href="/acts/4-13.htm">Acts 4:13</a> Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/12-23.htm">Amazed</a> <a href="/matthew/12-23.htm">Astonished</a> <a href="/matthew/9-33.htm">Astonishment</a> <a href="/matthew/13-44.htm">Country</a> <a href="/matthew/11-25.htm">Exclaimed</a> <a href="/matthew/13-48.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/matthew/5-20.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/2_samuel/15-12.htm">Hometown</a> <a href="/matthew/12-22.htm">Insomuch</a> <a href="/matthew/11-23.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/matthew/12-32.htm">Obtain</a> <a href="/matthew/12-28.htm">Power</a> <a href="/daniel/2-2.htm">Powers</a> <a href="/matthew/11-7.htm">Proceeded</a> <a href="/matthew/12-14.htm">Synagogue</a> <a href="/matthew/11-13.htm">Taught</a> <a href="/matthew/11-1.htm">Teach</a> <a href="/matthew/13-3.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/matthew/13-27.htm">Whence</a> <a href="/matthew/12-42.htm">Wisdom</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-2.htm">Wondrous</a> <a href="/matthew/11-23.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/15-31.htm">Amazed</a> <a href="/matthew/19-25.htm">Astonished</a> <a href="/matthew/21-20.htm">Astonishment</a> <a href="/matthew/13-57.htm">Country</a> <a href="/matthew/14-26.htm">Exclaimed</a> <a href="/matthew/14-20.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/matthew/14-26.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/matthew/13-57.htm">Hometown</a> <a href="/matthew/15-31.htm">Insomuch</a> <a href="/matthew/13-58.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/matthew/19-16.htm">Obtain</a> <a href="/matthew/13-58.htm">Power</a> <a href="/matthew/14-2.htm">Powers</a> <a href="/matthew/28-16.htm">Proceeded</a> <a href="/mark/1-21.htm">Synagogue</a> <a href="/matthew/15-9.htm">Taught</a> <a href="/matthew/22-16.htm">Teach</a> <a href="/matthew/15-2.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/matthew/13-56.htm">Whence</a> <a href="/matthew/15-16.htm">Wisdom</a> <a href="/acts/13-17.htm">Wondrous</a> <a href="/matthew/13-58.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 13</div>1. <a href="/matthew/13-1.htm">The parable of the sower and the seed;</a> 18. <a href="/matthew/13-18.htm">the explanation of it.</a> 24. <a href="/matthew/13-24.htm">The parable of the weeds;</a> 31. <a href="/matthew/13-31.htm">of the mustard seed;</a> 33. <a href="/matthew/13-33.htm">of the leaven;</a> 36. <a href="/matthew/13-36.htm">explanation of the parable of the weeds.</a> 44. <a href="/matthew/13-44.htm">The parable of the hidden treasure;</a> 45. <a href="/matthew/13-45.htm">of the pearl;</a> 47. <a href="/matthew/13-47.htm">of the drag net cast into the sea.</a> 53. <a href="/matthew/13-53.htm">Jesus is a prophet without honor in his own country.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Coming to His hometown This phrase refers to Jesus returning to Nazareth, the town where He was raised. Nazareth was a small, insignificant village in Galilee, often looked down upon by others in Israel (<a href="/john/1-46.htm">John 1:46</a>). This return highlights the fulfillment of prophecy that the Messiah would be called a Nazarene (<a href="/matthew/2-23.htm">Matthew 2:23</a>). It also sets the stage for the rejection Jesus would face from those who knew Him from His youth, illustrating the biblical principle that a prophet is often without honor in his own country (<a href="/luke/4-24.htm">Luke 4:24</a>).He taught the people in their synagogue The synagogue was the center of Jewish religious life, serving as a place for teaching, prayer, and community gatherings. Jesus teaching in the synagogue demonstrates His role as a rabbi and teacher, a common practice for Jewish men of learning. This setting also emphasizes the authority with which Jesus spoke, as He often taught with insights that surpassed those of the scribes and Pharisees (<a href="/matthew/7-28.htm">Matthew 7:28-29</a>).and they were astonished The people's astonishment reflects their surprise at Jesus' wisdom and authority. Despite knowing Him as the carpenter's son, they were confronted with His profound understanding of the Scriptures and His ability to perform miracles. This reaction is consistent with other instances in the Gospels where Jesus' teachings and actions left audiences amazed (<a href="/mark/1-22.htm">Mark 1:22</a>, <a href="/luke/4-32.htm">Luke 4:32</a>).“Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked This question reveals the skepticism and disbelief of the townspeople. They struggled to reconcile Jesus' humble origins with His extraordinary abilities. The reference to "wisdom" and "miraculous powers" underscores the dual nature of Jesus' ministry: His profound teaching and His divine acts. This echoes the Old Testament prophecies of the Messiah who would be filled with the Spirit of wisdom and understanding (<a href="/isaiah/11-2.htm">Isaiah 11:2</a>). The question also foreshadows the rejection Jesus would face, as familiarity bred contempt among those who could not see beyond His earthly identity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The central figure of the New Testament, the Son of God, who is teaching in His hometown. 2. <a href="/topical/h/hometown.htm">Hometown (Nazareth)</a> The place where Jesus grew up, known for its lack of faith and skepticism towards Him. 3. <a href="/topical/s/synagogue.htm">Synagogue</a> The Jewish place of worship and teaching, where Jesus often taught. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_people.htm">The People</a> The residents of Nazareth, who are familiar with Jesus' upbringing and are astonished by His wisdom and miracles. 5. <a href="/topical/t/teaching_and_miracles.htm">Teaching and Miracles</a> The acts of Jesus that demonstrate His divine authority and wisdom, causing amazement among the people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_challenge_of_familiarity.htm">The Challenge of Familiarity</a> Familiarity can breed contempt. The people of Nazareth struggled to see beyond Jesus' humble origins to recognize His divine authority. <a href="/topical/r/recognizing_divine_wisdom.htm">Recognizing Divine Wisdom</a> True wisdom comes from God. Jesus' teachings were filled with divine wisdom, challenging us to seek wisdom from above rather than relying solely on human understanding. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_miracles.htm">The Power of Miracles</a> Miracles are a testament to God's power and authority. They serve as a reminder of His active presence in the world and His ability to intervene in our lives. <a href="/topical/o/overcoming_skepticism.htm">Overcoming Skepticism</a> Skepticism can hinder faith. The people of Nazareth allowed their skepticism to prevent them from experiencing the fullness of Jesus' ministry. <a href="/topical/r/responding_to_rejection.htm">Responding to Rejection</a> Jesus faced rejection with grace and continued His mission. We are called to persevere in our faith and witness, even when faced with rejection or disbelief.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 13</a> <a href="/q/did_jesus_travel_to_india.htm">Did Jesus travel to India?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'i_shall_not_be_moved'_mean.htm">What did Jesus mean by 'A prophet lacks honor'?</a> <a href="/q/can_you_heal_yourself,_doctor.htm">Can you heal yourself, doctor?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'marvel'_mean_biblically.htm">What does "marvel" mean in biblical context?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(54) When he was come into his own country.--The visit to Nazareth, here recorded in almost-identical terms with <a href="/context/mark/6-1.htm" title="And he went out from there, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him.">Mark 6:1-6</a>, has so many points of resemblance with the narrative of <a href="/context/luke/4-16.htm" title="And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.">Luke 4:16-31</a> that many critics have supposed it to be a less complete account of the same fact. On this assumption, the narrative must be misplaced in its relation to other facts in one or other of the Gospels. A dislocation of some kind must indeed be admitted in any case, as St. Mark places it after the resurrection of Jairus's daughter, and makes that event follow the cure of the Gadarene demoniac, and places that on the next day after the first use of parables. We are compelled to admit, as before in the Notes on <a href="/matthew/8-1.htm" title="When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.">Matthew 8:1</a>, the almost entire absence of any trustworthy notes of chronological sequence, beyond the grouping, in some cases, of a few conspicuous facts. In comparing, however, St. Matthew and St. Mark with St. Luke, there seems no sufficient ground for hastily assuming identity. The third Gospel places the visit which it narrates, at the very beginning of our Lord's work, and as giving the reason of His removal to Capernaum. Here, there is no outburst of violent enmity such as we find there, but simple amazement. It seems, therefore, more probable that we have here a short account (short and imperfect, it may be, because our Lord went without His disciples) of another effort to bring the men of Nazareth to acknowledge Him, if not as the Christ, at least as a Prophet. The circumstances of the case in St. Matthew's record suggest another motive as, at least, possible. He had recently, as in <a href="/matthew/12-48.htm" title="But he answered and said to him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brothers?">Matthew 12:48</a>, when His mother and His brethren had come in their eager anxiety to interrupt His work, spoken in words that seemed to repel them to a distance from Him. What if this visit were meant to show that, though as a Prophet He could not brook that interruption, home affections were not dead in Him, that His heart still yearned over His brethren and His townsmen, and that He sought to raise them to a higher life? On comparing the account here with that in St. Luke, it would seem almost certain that there was now a less direct assertion of His claims as the Christ than there had been before--a proclamation of the laws of the kingdom rather than of His own position in it. And so the impression is one of wonder at His wisdom, not of anger or scorn at what He claims to be.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 54-58. - Unbelief manifested in Jesus' own country, i.e. Nazareth. Parallel passage: <a href="/mark/6-1.htm">Mark 6:1-6</a>. In <a href="/luke/4-16.htm">Luke 4:16-30</a> we have also an account of a scene at Nazareth; but the occasion was almost certainly a different one from that described here. His account, however, seems to have been modified in form from the better known narrative found in the Framework, and used in Matthew and Mark. Verse 54. - And when he was come into his own country (εἰς τὴν πατρίδα αὐτοῦ); i.e. Nazareth (<a href="/matthew/2-23.htm">Matthew 2:23</a>). In <a href="/luke/4-23.htm">Luke 4:23</a> the phrase is used with express contrast to Capernaum. In <a href="/john/4-44.htm">John 4:44</a> it is, as it seems, used in a special sense of Judaea, even though it comes in a saying that is almost identical with our ver. 57 (see Bishop Westcott). He taught them in their synagogue. His teaching appears to have spread over at least a few days (ἐδίδασκεν). Insomuch that they were astonished (<a href="/matthew/7-28.htm">Matthew 7:28, 29</a>), and said, Whence (po/qen). And so again in ver. 56. The sentence might in itself express an earnest desire to know the origin of our Lord. But the fact that they were "offended in him" (ver. 57) shows that their language was due. not so much to inquiry as to astonishment, which may in some cases be the first stage of inquiry (<a href="/matthew/9-33.htm">Matthew 9:33</a>; <a href="/matthew/12-23.htm">Matthew 12:23</a>), or may, as here, be checked from further development. Knowing his family, and despising it, they treated him merely as a curiosity, and never thought of submitting themselves to him. Hath this Man this wisdom. Which they had just heard. And these mighty works? These is not expressed in the Greek, nor necessarily implied. Perhaps he had already performed some of the few miracles that he wrought there (ver. 58), or possibly his townsfolk referred to what they had heard of his miracles elsewhere. <a href="/commentaries/matthew/13-54.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Coming ἐλθὼν (elthōn) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> To come, go. to εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. His hometown, αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. He taught ἐδίδασκεν (edidasken) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1321.htm">Strong's 1321: </a> To teach, direct, admonish. A prolonged form of a primary verb dao; to teach. [the people] αὐτοὺς (autous) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. their αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. synagogue, συναγωγῇ (synagōgē) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4864.htm">Strong's 4864: </a> From sunago; an assemblage of persons; specially, a Jewish 'synagogue'; by analogy, a Christian church. and ὥστε (hōste) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_5620.htm">Strong's 5620: </a> So that, therefore, so then, so as to. From hos and te; so too, i.e. Thus therefore. they αὐτοὺς (autous) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. were astonished. ἐκπλήσσεσθαι (ekplēssesthai) Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive <a href="/greek/strongs_1605.htm">Strong's 1605: </a> To strike with panic or shock; I amaze, astonish. From ek and plesso; to strike with astonishment. “Where did this man get Πόθεν (Pothen) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_4159.htm">Strong's 4159: </a> From the base of posis with enclitic adverb of origin; from which or what place, state, source or cause. such αὕτη (hautē) Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. wisdom σοφία (sophia) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4678.htm">Strong's 4678: </a> Wisdom, insight, skill (human or divine), intelligence. From sophos; wisdom. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. miraculous powers?” δυνάμεις (dynameis) Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1411.htm">Strong's 1411: </a> From dunamai; force; specially, miraculous power. they asked. λέγειν (legein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/13-54.htm">Matthew 13:54 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/matthew/13-54.htm">Matthew 13:54 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/matthew/13-54.htm">Matthew 13:54 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/matthew/13-54.htm">Matthew 13:54 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/matthew/13-54.htm">Matthew 13:54 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/13-54.htm">Matthew 13:54 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/13-54.htm">Matthew 13:54 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/13-54.htm">Matthew 13:54 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/13-54.htm">Matthew 13:54 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/matthew/13-54.htm">Matthew 13:54 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/matthew/13-54.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 13:54 Coming into his own country he taught (Matt. 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