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Selected Verse: Matthew 13:54 - Strong Concordance
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| Mt 13:54 |
Strong Concordance |
And [2532] when he was come [2064] into [1519] his own [846] country [3968], he taught [1321] them [846] in [1722] their [846] synagogue [4864], insomuch that [5620] they [846] were astonished [1605], and [2532] said [3004], Whence [4159] hath this man [5129] this [3778] wisdom [4678], and [2532] these mighty works [1411]? |
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King James |
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? |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
And when he was come into his own country--that is, Nazareth; as is plain from Mar 6:1. See on Joh 4:43, where also the same phrase occurs. This, according to the majority of Harmonists, was the second of two visits which our Lord paid to Nazareth during His public ministry; but in our view it was His first and only visit to it. See on Mat 4:13; and for the reasons, see Luk 4:16-30.
Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?--"these miracles." These surely are not like the questions of people who had asked precisely the same questions before, who from astonishment had proceeded to rage, and in their rage had hurried Him out of the synagogue, and away to the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, to thrust Him down headlong, and who had been foiled even in that object by His passing through the midst of them, and going His way. But see on Luk 4:16, &c. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Into his own country - That is, into Nazareth. Mark, who has also recorded this Mar 6:1-6, says that it took place on the Sabbath. It was common for our Saviour to speak in the synagogues. Any Jew had a fight to address the people, if called on by the minister; and our Saviour often availed himself of the right to instruct the people and declare his doctrines. See Mat 4:23. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Whence hath HE - Many texts are not understood, for want of knowing the proper emphasis; and others are utterly misunderstood, by placing the emphasis wrong. To prevent this in some measure, the emphatical words are here printed in capital letters. Mar 6:1; Luk 4:16, Luk 4:22. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
And when he was come into his own country - Probably Nazareth, where his parents lived, and where he had continued till his thirtieth year, though it appears he had a lodging in Peter's house at Capernaum.
They were astonished - It appears, hence, that our blessed Lord had lived in obscurity all the time above specified; for his countrymen appear not to have heard his doctrines, nor seen his miracles, until now. It is a melancholy truth, that those who should know Christ best are often the most ignorant of himself, the doctrines of his word, and the operations of his Spirit. |
16 And [2532] he came [2064] to [1519] Nazareth [3478], where [3757] he had been [2258] brought up [5142]: and [2532], as [2596] his [846] custom [1486] was [2596], he went [1525] into [1519] the synagogue [4864] on [1722] the sabbath [4521] day [2250], and [2532] stood up [450] for to read [314].
16 And [2532] he came [2064] to [1519] Nazareth [3478], where [3757] he had been [2258] brought up [5142]: and [2532], as [2596] his [846] custom [1486] was [2596], he went [1525] into [1519] the synagogue [4864] on [1722] the sabbath [4521] day [2250], and [2532] stood up [450] for to read [314].
17 And [2532] there was delivered [1929] unto him [846] the book [975] of the prophet [4396] Esaias [2268]. And [2532] when he had opened [380] the book [975], he found [2147] the place [5117] where [3757] it was [2258] written [1125],
18 The Spirit [4151] of the Lord [2962] is upon [1909] me [1691], because [1752] he hath anointed [5548] me [3165] to preach the gospel [2097] to the poor [4434]; he hath sent [649] me [3165] to heal [2390] the brokenhearted [4937] [2588], to preach [2784] deliverance [859] to the captives [164], and [2532] recovering of sight [309] to the blind [5185], to set [649] at [1722] liberty [859] them that are bruised [2352],
19 To preach [2784] the acceptable [1184] year [1763] of the Lord [2962].
20 And [2532] he closed [4428] the book [975], and he gave it again [591] to the minister [5257], and sat down [2523]. And [2532] the eyes [3788] of all them [3956] that were [2258] in [1722] the synagogue [4864] were fastened [816] on him [846].
21 And [1161] he began [756] to say [3004] unto [4314] them [846], This [3754] day [4594] is [4137] this [3778] scripture [1124] fulfilled [4137] in [1722] your [5216] ears [3775].
22 And [2532] all [3956] bare [3140] him [846] witness [3140], and [2532] wondered [2296] at [1909] the gracious [5485] words [3056] which [3588] proceeded [1607] out of [1537] his [846] mouth [4750]. And [2532] they said [3004], Is [2076] not [3756] this [3778] Joseph's [2501] son [5207]?
23 And [2532] he said [2036] unto [4314] them [846], Ye will [2046] surely [3843] say [2046] unto me [3427] this [5026] proverb [3850], Physician [2395], heal [2323] thyself [4572]: whatsoever [3745] we have heard [191] done [1096] in [1722] Capernaum [2584], do [4160] also [2532] here [5602] in [1722] thy [4675] country [3968].
24 And [1161] he said [2036], Verily [281] I say [3004] unto you [5213], [3754] No [3762] prophet [4396] is [2076] accepted [1184] in [1722] his own [846] country [3968].
25 But [1161] I tell [3004] you [5213] of [1909] a truth [225], many [4183] widows [5503] were [2258] in [1722] Israel [2474] in [1722] the days [2250] of Elias [2243], when [3753] the heaven [3772] was shut up [2808] [1909] three [5140] years [2094] and [2532] six [1803] months [3376], when [5613] great [3173] famine [3042] was [1096] throughout [1909] all [3956] the land [1093];
26 But [2532] unto [4314] none [3762] of them [846] was [3992] Elias [2243] sent [3992], save [1508] unto [1519] Sarepta [4558], a city of Sidon [4605], unto [4314] a woman [1135] that was a widow [5503].
27 And [2532] many [4183] lepers [3015] were [2258] in [1722] Israel [2474] in the time [1909] of Eliseus [1666] the prophet [4396]; and [2532] none [3762] of them [846] was cleansed [2511], saving [1508] Naaman [3497] the Syrian [4948].
28 And [2532] all they [3956] in [1722] the synagogue [4864], when they heard [191] these things [5023], were filled [4130] with wrath [2372],
29 And [2532] rose up [450], and thrust [1544] him [846] out of [1854] the city [4172], and [2532] led [71] him [846] unto [2193] the brow [3790] of the hill [3735] whereon [1909] [3739] their [846] city [4172] was built [3618], that [1519] they might cast [2630] him [846] down headlong [2630].
30 But [1161] he [846] passing [1330] through [1223] the midst [3319] of them [846] went his way [4198],
13 And [2532] leaving [2641] Nazareth [3478], he came [2064] and dwelt [2730] in [1519] Capernaum [2584], which [3588] is upon the sea coast [3864], in [1722] the borders [3725] of Zabulon [2194] and [2532] Nephthalim [3508]:
43 Now [1161] after [3326] two [1417] days [2250] he departed [565] [1831] thence [1564], and [2532] went into [1519] Galilee [1056].
1 And [2532] he went out [1831] from thence [1564], and [2532] came [2064] into [1519] his own [846] country [3968]; and [2532] his [846] disciples [3101] follow [190] him [846].
23 And [2532] Jesus [2424] went about [4013] all [3650] Galilee [1056], teaching [1321] in [1722] their [846] synagogues [4864], and [2532] preaching [2784] the gospel [2098] of the kingdom [932], and [2532] healing [2323] all [3956] manner of sickness [3554] and [2532] all [3956] manner of disease [3119] among [1722] the people [2992].
1 And [2532] he went out [1831] from thence [1564], and [2532] came [2064] into [1519] his own [846] country [3968]; and [2532] his [846] disciples [3101] follow [190] him [846].
2 And [2532] when the sabbath day [4521] was come [1096], he began [756] to teach [1321] in [1722] the synagogue [4864]: and [2532] many [4183] hearing [191] him were astonished [1605], saying [3004], From whence [4159] hath this [5129] man these things [5023]? and [2532] what [5101] wisdom [4678] is this which is given [1325] unto him [846], that [3754] even [2532] such [5108] mighty works [1411] are wrought [1096] by [1223] his [846] hands [5495]?
3 Is [2076] not [3756] this [3778] the carpenter [5045], the son [5207] of Mary [3137], [1161] the brother [80] of James [2385], and [2532] Joses [2500], and [2532] of Juda [2455], and [2532] Simon [4613]? and [2532] are [1526] not [3756] his [846] sisters [79] here [5602] with [4314] us [2248]? And [2532] they were offended [4624] at [1722] him [846].
4 But [1161] Jesus [2424] said [3004] unto them [846] [3754], A prophet [4396] is [2076] not [3756] without honour [820], but [1508] in [1722] his own [846] country [3968], and [2532] among [1722] his own kin [4773], and [2532] in [1722] his own [846] house [3614].
5 And [2532] he could [3756] [1410] there [1563] do [4160] no [3762] mighty work [1411], save [1508] that he laid [2007] his hands [5495] upon a few [3641] sick folk [732], and healed [2323] them.
6 And [2532] he marvelled [2296] because [1223] of their [846] unbelief [570]. And [2532] he went [4013] round about [2945] the villages [2968], teaching [1321].
22 And [2532] all [3956] bare [3140] him [846] witness [3140], and [2532] wondered [2296] at [1909] the gracious [5485] words [3056] which [3588] proceeded [1607] out of [1537] his [846] mouth [4750]. And [2532] they said [3004], Is [2076] not [3756] this [3778] Joseph's [2501] son [5207]?
16 And [2532] he came [2064] to [1519] Nazareth [3478], where [3757] he had been [2258] brought up [5142]: and [2532], as [2596] his [846] custom [1486] was [2596], he went [1525] into [1519] the synagogue [4864] on [1722] the sabbath [4521] day [2250], and [2532] stood up [450] for to read [314].
1 And [2532] he went out [1831] from thence [1564], and [2532] came [2064] into [1519] his own [846] country [3968]; and [2532] his [846] disciples [3101] follow [190] him [846].