Add parallel Print Page Options

On Shabbat he started to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astounded. They asked, “Where did this man get all this? What is this wisdom he has been given? What are these miracles worked through him? Isn’t he just the carpenter? the son of Miryam? the brother of Ya‘akov and Yosi and Y’hudah and Shim‘on? Aren’t his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him. But Yeshua said to them. “The only place people don’t respect a prophet is in his home town, among his own relatives, and in his own house.”

Read full chapter

Bible Gateway Recommends

The Complete Jewish Study Bible
The Complete Jewish Study Bible
Retail: $49.95
Our Price: $27.99
Save: $21.96 (44%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars
The Jerusalem Talmud: A Translation and Commentary on CD-Rom
The Jerusalem Talmud: A Translation and Commentary on CD-Rom
Retail: $179.95
Our Price: $79.99
Save: $99.96 (56%)
4.0 of 5.0 stars
The Complete Jewish Study Bible, Flexisoft Leather,   Dark Blue
The Complete Jewish Study Bible, Flexisoft Leather, Dark Blue
Retail: $79.95
Our Price: $51.99
Save: $27.96 (35%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars
Complete Jewish Bible: 2016 Updated Edition, Hardcover
Complete Jewish Bible: 2016 Updated Edition, Hardcover
Retail: $34.95
Our Price: $22.99
Save: $11.96 (34%)
5.0 of 5.0 stars