Rejection at Nazareth

54 He went to His hometown(A) and began to teach them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, “How did this wisdom and these miracles come to Him?(B) 55 Isn’t this the carpenter’s son?(C) Isn’t His mother called Mary, and His brothers James,(D) Joseph,[a] Simon, and Judas?(E) 56 And His sisters, aren’t they all with us? So where does He get all these things?”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 13:55 Other mss read Joses; Mk 6:3

54 Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue,(A) and they were amazed.(B) “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?” they asked. 55 “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son?(C) Isn’t his mother’s(D) name Mary, and aren’t his brothers(E) James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? 56 Aren’t all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?”

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