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Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:53-58

Prejudice. "When Jesus had finished these parables"—this cycle or system of parables, affording a general view of the conditions of the Church under the new dispensations—"he departed" from Capernaum. "And coming into his own country," arriving at Nazareth across the lake (see Luke 4:16 ), he taught the Nazarenes in their synagogue. They had formerly rejected him, and now he receives from them no better treatment. In the narrative before us we see evidence of— I. THE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:54

And when he was come into his own country ( εἰς τὴν πατρίδα αὐτοῦ ); i.e. Nazareth ( Matthew 2:23 ). In Luke 4:23 the phrase is used with express contrast to Capernaum. In John 4:44 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 verse 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... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:54-58

Unbelief manifested in Jesus' own country, i.e. Nazareth. Parallel passage: Mark 6:1-6 . In Luke 4:16-30 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. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:54-58

The Lord's preaching at Nazareth. I. His visit. 1 . It was his own country. He had lived there nearly thirty years, from infancy to manhood. It was but a small place; every one knew him; some had been his schoolfellows, some friends of the family, some had bought their ploughs and yokes at the carpenter's shop. He had been absent a long time. During that absence the unknown village carpenter had become the most conspicuous figure in the Holy Land. The Nazarenes had wondered as they... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:54-58

"The carpenter's Son." Jesus returns to Nazareth after having taught and wrought miracles in many places, and follows his usual method of preaching even in the synagogue of this town of his boyhood. Of all fields of labour this is the most difficult, and we cannot be surprised that the result is disappointing. The one thing that all hearers think of is the well known homely up bringing of the great Prophet, and their familiar knowledge of this is enough to destroy the influence of his words... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:55

Is not this the carpenter's son? In Mark, "the carpenter, the son of Mary," which may possibly be a doctrinal correction, made to avoid representing our Lord as the son of Joseph, but is more probably the earlier form of the narrative (due to immediate and, perhaps, local knowledge), which St. Matthew, or one of those who transmitted the source he used, avoided out of a feeling of reverence. In the Apocryphal Gospels our Lord is not represented as a carpenter himself, but as helping Joseph... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:55

Unexpected learning in a carpenter's son. "Whence hath this Man this wisdom, and these mighty works? Is not this the carpenter's son?" The Jews never despised handicrafts, and this expression must not be explained as scorning Jesus because he was a carpenter's son, or a carpenter. What is in the minds of these scorners is that he was nothing but a carpenter ; he had received no training whatever in the rabbinical schools. He was no educated and authorized rabbi, and that they knew very... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 13:54

Into his own country - That is, into Nazareth. Mark, who has also recorded this Mark 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 Matthew 4:23. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 13:55-56

Is not this the carpenter’s son? - Mark says, “Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary?” Both these expressions would probably be used in the course of the conversation, and Matthew has recorded one and Mark the other. The expression recorded by Mark is a strong, perhaps decisive proof that he had himself worked at the business until he was 30 years of age. The people in the neighborhood would understand well the nature of his early employments. It is therefore almost certain that this had... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 13:53-55

Matthew 13:53-55. When Jesus had finished these parables Namely, those last mentioned, delivered in the house, which he added to the others spoken before in public; he departed thence, (see Mark 6:1,) and came once more into his own country Namely, Nazareth: but with no better success than he had had there before: for though he preached in their synagogue with such wisdom and eloquence that they were astonished, and also performed some miracles, yet the Nazarenes were not disposed to... read more

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