Focused Passage

Matthew 13:53-58

The Kingdom in Parables: Hearing, Hiddenness, Growth, Worth, and Judgment

Matthew moves from public parabolic teaching beside the lake, to private explanation with the disciples, to more kingdom parables, to fulfillment of hidden speech, to further private explanation, to parables of kingdom worth and final judgment, to the disciples’ responsibility as trained scribes, and finally to hometown rejection.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

53When Jesus had finished these parables, He withdrew from that place.

54Coming 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.

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?

56Aren’t all His sisters with us as well? Where then did this man get all these things?”

57And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”

58And He did not do many miracles there, because of their unbelief.

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References and Original Words

Verse 53

Original words

-ΚαὶG2532Conjunction-ἐγένετοG1096Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularWhenὅτεG3753Adverb-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularhad finishedἐτέλεσενG5055Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheseταύταςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Plural-τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralparablesπαραβολὰςG3850Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralHe withdrewμετῆρενG3332Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularfrom that placeἐκεῖθενG1564Adverb
Verse 54

Original words

-καὶG2532ConjunctionComingἐλθὼνG2064Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingulartoεἰςG1519PrepositionHis hometownαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular. . .τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singular. . .πατρίδαG3968Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularHe taughtἐδίδασκενG1321Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[the people]αὐτοὺςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person PluralinἐνG1722PrepositiontheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularsynagogueσυναγωγῇG4864Noun - Dative Feminine SingularandὥστεG5620ConjunctiontheyαὐτοὺςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Pluralwere astonishedἐκπλήσσεσθαιG1605Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or PassiveWhere did this man getΠόθενG4159Adverb. . .τούτῳG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine SingularsuchαὕτηG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularwisdomσοφίαG4678Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-αἱG3588Article - Nominative Feminine Pluralmiraculous powersδυνάμειςG1411Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural-καὶG2532Conjunctionthey askedλέγεινG3004Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Verse 55

Original words

Isn’tἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .οὐχG3756AdverbthisοὗτόςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularcarpenter’sτέκτονοςG5045Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularsonυἱόςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularIsn’tοὐχG3756AdverbHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine Singularmother’sμήτηρG3384Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularnameλέγεταιG3004Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularMaryΜαριὰμG3137Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularand [aren’t]καὶG2532ConjunctionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralbrothersἀδελφοὶG80Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralJamesἸάκωβοςG2385Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionJosephἸωσὴφG2501Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionSimonΣίμωνG4613Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionJudasἸούδαςG2455Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR Joses; see Mark 6:3.
Verse 56

Original words

Aren’tεἰσινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural. . .οὐχὶG3780IntPrtclallπᾶσαιG3956Adjective - Nominative Feminine PluralHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-αἱG3588Article - Nominative Feminine PluralsistersἀδελφαὶG79Noun - Nominative Feminine PluralwithπρὸςG4314PrepositionusἡμᾶςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Pluralas wellκαὶG2532ConjunctionWhereπόθενG4159AdverbthenοὖνG3767Conjunction[did] this [man]τούτῳG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular[get] allπάνταG3956Adjective - Nominative Neuter Pluralthese thingsταῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Plural
Verse 57

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AndκαὶG2532Conjunctionthey took offenseἐσκανδαλίζοντοG4624Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person PluralatἐνG1722PrepositionHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularButδὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularsaidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto themαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralOnlyεἰG1487Conjunction. . .μὴG3361AdverbinἐνG1722Preposition[his]τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularhometownπατρίδιG3968Noun - Dative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctioninἐνG1722Preposition-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine Singularhis ownαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularhouseholdοἰκίᾳG3614Noun - Dative Feminine SingularisἔστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singulara prophetπροφήτηςG4396Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvΟὐκG3756Adverbwithout honorἄτιμοςG820Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 58

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AndκαὶG2532ConjunctionvvvοὐκG3756AdverbHe did not doἐποίησενG4160Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularmanyπολλὰςG4183Adjective - Accusative Feminine PluralmiraclesδυνάμειςG1411Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralthereἐκεῖG1563Adverbbecause ofδιὰG1223PrepositiontheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularunbeliefἀπιστίανG570Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

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