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
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