Matthew 13:54 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 13:54

Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.

BSB

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ASV

And coming 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?

KJV

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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Commentary

1 voice

Tertullian

On the Flesh of Christ (220)

As the case stood, however, it was actually the ordinary condition of His terrene flesh which made all things else about Him wonderful, as when they said, "Whence hath this man this wisdom and these mighty works? " Thus spake even they who despised His outward form.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And when he was come into his own country,.... Not where he was born, Bethlehem, for it is never observed, that he went thither; but where he was educated, and where his parents and near relations, according to the flesh, lived; who had been some little time ago seeking for him, and desirous of speaking with him, even Nazareth: he taught them in their synagogue, it being the sabbath day; see Mar 6:

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Note, Sometimes there is most of the power of religion where there is least of the pomp of it: the poor receive the gospel. When Christ went to the sea-side, multitudes were presently gathered together to him. Where the king is, there is the court; where Christ is, there is the church, though it be by the sea-side.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

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.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

And when he was come into his own country--that is, Nazareth; as is plain from Mr 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.

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Original language & word study

25 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἐλθὼν	elthōn	having come	G2064 →
εἰς	eis	into	G1519 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
πατρίδα	patrida	region	G3968 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of Him	G846 →
ἐδίδασκεν	edidasken	He was teaching	G1321 →
αὐτοὺς	autous	them	G846 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τῇ	tēa	the	G3588 →
συναγωγῇ	sunagōgēa	synagogue	G4864 →
αὐτῶν	autōn	of them	G846 →
ὥστε	hōste	so that	G5620 →
ἐκπλήσσεσθαι	ekplēssesthai	to be astonished	G1605 →
αὐτοὺς	autous	they	G846 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
λέγειν·	legein	to say:	G3004 →
πόθεν	pothen	From where [came]	G4159 →
τούτῳ	toutō	to this [man]	G3778 →
ἡ	hē	<the>	G3588 →
σοφία	sophia	wisdom	G4678 →
αὕτη	hautē	this	G3778 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
αἱ	hai	the	G3588 →
δυνάμεις;	dunameis	miraculous powers?	G1411 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 4:23
Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
leads to
- Matthew 9:35
  Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness.
- Mark 1:39
  So He went throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.
- Acts 10:38
  how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
- Luke 7:22
  So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and…
- Matthew 11:5
  The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
Through
Matthew 7:28
When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,
leads to
- Luke 4:32
  They were astonished at His teaching, because His message had authority.
- Mark 1:22
  The people were astonished at His teaching, because He taught as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.
- Mark 6:2
  When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “Where did this man get these ideas?” they asked. “What is this wisdom He has been…

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Matthew

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Matthew