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

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

54 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.

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?

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

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

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

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References and Original Words

Verse 53

Cross-references

Mark 6 BSB references Luke 4:16 BSB references Matthew 13:3 Classic cross-references Matthew 7:28 Classic cross-references

Original words

- Καὶ G2532 Conjunction - ἐγένετο G1096 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular When ὅτε G3753 Adverb - ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular had finished ἐτέλεσεν G5055 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular these ταύτας G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Plural - τὰς G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Plural parables παραβολὰς G3850 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural He withdrew μετῆρεν G3332 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular from that place ἐκεῖθεν G1564 Adverb

Verse 54

Cross-references

Isaiah 50:4 Classic cross-references Mark 6:1 Classic cross-references Luke 4:22 Classic cross-references Matthew 4:23 Classic cross-references Mark 1:22 Classic cross-references

Original words

- καὶ G2532 Conjunction Coming ἐλθὼν G2064 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular to εἰς G1519 Preposition His hometown αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular . . . τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular . . . πατρίδα G3968 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular He taught ἐδίδασκεν G1321 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular [the people] αὐτοὺς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural in ἐν G1722 Preposition their αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural - τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular synagogue συναγωγῇ G4864 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular and ὥστε G5620 Conjunction they αὐτοὺς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural were astonished ἐκπλήσσεσθαι G1605 Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive Where did this man get Πόθεν G4159 Adverb . . . τούτῳ G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular such αὕτη G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular - ἡ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular wisdom σοφία G4678 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction - αἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Plural miraculous powers δυνάμεις G1411 Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural - καὶ G2532 Conjunction they asked λέγειν G3004 Verb - Present Infinitive Active

Verse 55

Cross-references

Matthew 12:46 Classic cross-references John 6:42 Classic cross-references Mark 6:3 Classic cross-references James 1:1 Classic cross-references John 1:45 Classic cross-references

Original words

Isn’t ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . οὐχ G3756 Adverb this οὗτός G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular the ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular vvv τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular carpenter’s τέκτονος G5045 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular son υἱός G5207 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Isn’t οὐχ G3756 Adverb His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - ἡ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular mother’s μήτηρ G3384 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular name λέγεται G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Mary Μαριὰμ G3137 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular and [aren’t] καὶ G2532 Conjunction His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural brothers ἀδελφοὶ G80 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural James Ἰάκωβος G2385 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction Joseph Ἰωσὴφ G2501 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction Simon Σίμων G4613 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction Judas Ἰούδας G2455 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

BYZ and TR Joses; see Mark 6:3.

Verse 56

Original words

Aren’t εἰσιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural . . . οὐχὶ G3780 IntPrtcl all πᾶσαι G3956 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - αἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Plural sisters ἀδελφαὶ G79 Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural with πρὸς G4314 Preposition us ἡμᾶς G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural as well καὶ G2532 Conjunction Where πόθεν G4159 Adverb then οὖν G3767 Conjunction [did] this [man] τούτῳ G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular [get] all πάντα G3956 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural these things ταῦτα G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Plural

Verse 57

Cross-references

Luke 4:24 Classic cross-references John 4:44 Classic cross-references Mark 6:4 Classic cross-references Matthew 11:6 Classic cross-references Isaiah 53:3 Classic cross-references

Original words

And καὶ G2532 Conjunction they took offense ἐσκανδαλίζοντο G4624 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural at ἐν G1722 Preposition Him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular But δὲ G1161 Conjunction - Ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular said εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to them αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Only εἰ G1487 Conjunction . . . μὴ G3361 Adverb in ἐν G1722 Preposition [his] τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular hometown πατρίδι G3968 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction in ἐν G1722 Preposition - τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular his own αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular household οἰκίᾳ G3614 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular is ἔστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular a prophet προφήτης G4396 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular vvv Οὐκ G3756 Adverb without honor ἄτιμος G820 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular

Verse 58

Cross-references

Mark 6:5 Classic cross-references Romans 11:20 Classic cross-references Hebrews 3:12 Classic cross-references Matthew 9:28 Classic cross-references Matthew 17:17 Classic cross-references

Original words

And καὶ G2532 Conjunction vvv οὐκ G3756 Adverb He did not do ἐποίησεν G4160 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular many πολλὰς G4183 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural miracles δυνάμεις G1411 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural there ἐκεῖ G1563 Adverb because of διὰ G1223 Preposition their αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular unbelief ἀπιστίαν G570 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

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