The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 6:2-3
Jesus, the rejected Teacher. When the evangelist states, in the preceding verse, that Jesus "went out from thence," he is referring not so much to the house of Jairus as to the town of Capernaum. Thence he went forth to the village of Nazareth, in whose fields he had often played as a child, and in whose houses and streets he had laboured as a man. In the world, yet not of it. On a certain sabbath day he preached in the synagogue (for Nazareth possessed but one), where he had worshipped in... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 6:2-3
Detracting from the Divine greatness of Christ. I. How THIS IS DONE . 1 . By attributing to secondary causes Divine effects. 2 . Absence of faith and spiritual sympathy. 3 . By being offended at the mystery of his humiliation , either in himself or his followers. II. WHAT IT PRODUCES . 1 . Unsatisfied indecision. Perpetual questioning. 2 . Hardening of heart. 3 . The doubter ' s own loss. Not only the works of mercy he might have... read more