Matthew 13:55 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 13:55

“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?

KJV

Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

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Commentary

1 voice

Jerome

Commentary on Matthew (420)

(Verse 55, 56.) Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother called Mary, and his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? And aren't all his sisters with us? Where then did he get all these things? And they took offense at him. The error of the Jews is our salvation, and the condemnation of the heretics. For they saw Jesus Christ merely as a man, so that the carpenters thought him to be the son: Isn't this the carpenter's son? Are you surprised if they err about his brothers, when they err about his father?

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Is not this the carpenter's son?.... Meaning Joseph, who was by trade a carpenter, and whose son Jesus was supposed to be; and who very probably was now dead, which may be the reason he is not mentioned by name. The Greek word here used, signifies any mechanic, or artificer. The Syriac expresses it by a word, which signifies both a carpenter and a blacksmith; and Munster's Hebrew Gospel renders it, בן נפחא, "the blacksmith's son".

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

The carpenter's son - The Greek, word means, one that works either in wood, iron, or stone. His brethren -- our kinsmen. They were the sons of Mary, sister to the virgin, and wife of Cleophas or Alpheus.

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 Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

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 been his manner of life. A useful employment is always honorable.

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Original language & word study

24 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
οὐχ	ouch	Surely	G3756 →
οὗτός	houtos	this	G3778 →
ἐστιν	estin	is	G1510 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
τοῦ	tou	of the	G3588 →
τέκτονος	tektonos	carpenter	G5045 →
υἱός;	huios	Son?	G5207 →
οὐχ	ouch	Surely	G3756 →
ἡ	hē	the	G3588 →
μήτηρ	mētēr	mother	G3384 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of Him	G846 →
λέγεται	legetai	is named	G3004 →
Μαριάμ,	Mariam	Mary?	G3137 →
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
οἱ	hoi	the	G3588 →
ἀδελφοὶ	adelphoi	brothers	G80 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of Him	G846 →
Ἰάκωβος	Iakōbos	James	G2385 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
Ἰωσὴφ	Iōsēph	Joseph	G2501 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
Σίμων	Simōn	Simon	G4613 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
Ἰούδας;	Ioudas	Judas?	G2455 →

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

The walk

The walk8

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
Mark 6:3
Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him.
leads to
- John 6:42
  They were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven?’”
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Matthew 12:46
  While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to Him.
- Matthew 13:55–57
  “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
- Matthew 11:6
  Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”
- Jude 1:1
  Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who are called, loved by God the Father, and kept in Jesus Christ:
Through
Luke 3:23
Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,
leads to
- Luke 4:22
  All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Luke 4:22
All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.
leads to
- Matthew 13:54–56
  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.
- Psalms 45:2
  You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips, since God has blessed you forever.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

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