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Selected Verse: Matthew 13:58 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Mt 13:58 |
Strong Concordance |
And [2532] he did [4160] not [3756] many [4183] mighty works [1411] there [1563] because [1223] of their [846] unbelief [570]. |
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King James |
And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| And he did not many mighty works there, because of their unbelief--"save that He laid His hands on a few sick folk, and healed them" (Mar 6:5). See on Luk 4:16-30. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Did not many mighty works - Miracles. This implies that he performed some miracles. Mark tells us what they were: "He laid his hands upon a few sick folk and healed them," Mar 6:5.
Because of their unbelief - That is, it would have been useless to the great purposes of his mission to have worked miracles there. We are not to suppose that his power was limited by the belief or unbelief of people; but they were so "prejudiced," so set against him, that they were not in a condition to "judge of evidence" and to be convinced. They would have charged it to derangement, or sorcery, or the agency of the devil. Compare Joh 10:20. It would have been of no use, therefore, in proving to them that he was from God, to have worked miracles. He did, therefore, only those things which were the proper work of benevolence, and which could not easily be charged on the devil. He gave "sufficient" proof of his mission, and left them in their chosen unbelief without excuse. It is also true, in spiritual things, that the unbelief of a people prevents the influences of the Holy Spirit from being sent down to bless them. God requires faith. He hears only the prayers of faith. And when there is little true belief, and prayer is cold and formal, there the people sleep in spiritual death and are unblessed. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| He wrought not many mighty works, because of their unbelief - And the reason why many mighty works are not wrought now, is not, that the faith is not every where planted; but, that unbelief every where prevails. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief - Δυναμεις, miracles. So the word is used, Mat 7:22; Mat 11:20; Act 19:11; Co1 12:28; Gal 3:5; Heb 2:4. The Septuagint translates נפלאות אל niphleoth el, the miraculous works of God, by δυναμιν κυριε.
Unbelief and contempt drive Christ out of the heart, as they did out of his own country. Faith seems to put the almighty power of God into the hands of men; whereas unbelief appears to tie up even the hands of the Almighty. A man, generally speaking, can do but little good among his relatives, because it is difficult for them to look with the eyes of faith upon one whom they have been accustomed to behold with the eyes of the flesh. - Quesnel. |
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],
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.
20 And [1161] many [4183] of [1537] them [846] said [3004], He hath [2192] a devil [1140], and [2532] is mad [3105]; why [5101] hear ye [191] him [846]?
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.
4 God [2316] also bearing them witness [4901], both [5037] with signs [4592] and [2532] wonders [5059], and [2532] with divers [4164] miracles [1411], and [2532] gifts [3311] of the Holy [40] Ghost [4151], according to [2596] his own [846] will [2308]?
5 He therefore [3767] that ministereth [2023] to you [5213] the Spirit [4151], and [2532] worketh [1754] miracles [1411] among [1722] you [5213], doeth he it by [1537] the works [2041] of the law [3551], or [2228] by [1537] the hearing [189] of faith [4102]?
28 And [2532] [3739] God [2316] hath set [5087] some [3303] in [1722] the church [1577], first [4412] apostles [652], secondarily [1208] prophets [4396], thirdly [5154] teachers [1320], after that [1899] miracles [1411], then [1534] gifts [5486] of healings [2386], helps [484], governments [2941], diversities [1085] of tongues [1100].
11 And [5037] God [2316] wrought [4160] special [3756] [5177] miracles [1411] by [1223] the hands [5495] of Paul [3972]:
20 Then [5119] began he [756] to upbraid [3679] the cities [4172] wherein [1722] [3739] most [4118] of his [846] mighty works [1411] were done [1096], because [3754] they repented [3340] not [3756]:
22 Many [4183] will say [2046] to me [3427] in [1722] that [1565] day [2250], Lord [2962], Lord [2962], have we [4395] not [3756] prophesied [4395] in thy [4674] name [3686]? and [2532] in thy [4674] name [3686] have cast out [1544] devils [1140]? and [2532] in thy [4674] name [3686] done [4160] many [4183] wonderful works [1411]?