Matthew 13:54

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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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
come	ἐλθὼν elthōn	G2064	to come or go (in a great variety of applications · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
into	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
own	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
country	πατρίδα patrida	G3968	a father-land · noun — accusative singular feminine
taught	ἐδίδασκεν edidasken	G1321	to teach (in the same broad application) · verb — imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular
them	αὐτοὺς autous	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative plural masculine
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
their	αὐτῶν autōn	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive plural masculine
synagogue	συναγωγῇ sunagōgēa	G4864	an assemblage of persons · noun — dative singular feminine
that	ὥστε hōste	G5620	so too · conjunction
they	αὐτοὺς autous	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative plural masculine
astonished	ἐκπλήσσεσθαι ekplēssesthai	G1605	to strike with astonishment · verb — present passive infinitive
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
said	λέγειν· legein	G3004	properly · verb — present active infinitive
Whence	πόθεν pothen	G4159	from which (as interrogative) or what (as relative) pla… · adverb — interrogative
this	τούτῳ toútōi	G5129	to (in
this	τούτῳ toutō	G3778	the he (she or it) · demonstrative pronoun — dative singular masculine
wisdom	σοφία sophia	G4678	wisdom (higher or lower · noun — nominative singular feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
works	δυνάμεις; dunameis	G1411	force (literally or figuratively) · noun — nominative plural feminine

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Cross-references

Matthew 7:28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
John 7:15-16 And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?
Mark 6:1-6 And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him.
Psalms 22:22 I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
Matthew 2:23 And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.
Matthew 4:23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness…
Luke 4:16-30 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up f…
Psalms 40:9-10 I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Matthew 13:53–end

We have here Christ in his own country. He went about doing good, yet left not any place till he had finished his testimony there at that time. His own countrymen had rejected him once, yet he came to them again. Note, Christ does not take refusers at their first word, but repeats his offers to those who have often repulsed them. In this, as in other things, Christ was like his brethren; he had a natural affection to his own country; Patriam quisque amat, non quia pulchram, sed quia suam - Every one loves his country, not because it is beautiful, but because it is his own. Seneca. His treatment this time was much the same as before, scornful and spiteful. Observe, I. How they expressed their…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 13:54

And when he was come into his own country--that is, Nazareth; as is plain from Mar 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. See on Mat 4:13; and for the reasons, see Luk 4:16-30. Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?--"these miracles." These surely are not like the questions of people who had asked precisely the same questions before, who from astonishment had proceeded to rage, and in their rage had hurried Him out of the synagogue, and away to the brow of the hill…

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John Gill on Matthew 13:54

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 Mark 6:1. The Vulgate Latin, and all the Eastern versions, the Syriac, Arabic, Persic, and Ethiopic, and Munster's Hebrew Gospel read, "in their synagogues"; but as Nazareth was so mean and obscure a place, it is not likely that there should be in it more synagogues than one; and of no more do we read i…

The Church Fathers

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.
— Tertullian, On the Flesh of Christ

The Lord is dishonored by his own. Although his wisdom in teaching and his mighty works excited admiration, their faithlessness held them back from true discernment. For they did not believe that God was doing these things in a man. Moreover, they referred to his father, his mother, brothers and sisters and took offense at him.
— Hilary of Poitiers, Commentary on Matthew 14.2

He taught in their synagogues where great numbers were met, because it was for the salvation of the multitude that He came from heaven upon earth. It follows; So that they marvelled, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these many mighty works? His wisdom is referred to His doctrine, His mighty works to His miracles.
— Remigius of Rheims ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Church — Derived probably from the Greek kuriakon (i.e., “the Lord’s house”), which was used by ancient authors for the place of worship. In the New Testament it is the translation of the Greek word ecclesia,…
Fishing, the art of — Was prosecuted with great industry in the waters of Palestine. It was from the fishing-nets that Jesus called his disciples (Mark 1:16-20), and it was in a fishing-boat he rebuked the winds and the…
Mary The Virgin — the mother of our Lord. There is no person perhaps in sacred or profane history around whom so many legends have been grouped a the Virgin Mary; and there are few whose authentic history is more…
Nazareth — Separated, generally supposed to be the Greek form of the Hebrew netser, a “shoot” or “sprout.” Some, however, think that the name of the city must be connected with the name of the hill behind it,…
Synagogue — (Gr. sunagoge, i.e., “an assembly”), found only once in the Authorized Version of Ps. 74:8, where the margin of Revised Version has “places of assembly,” which is probably correct; for while the…
Christ, The Prophet · Mighty in deed and word — Mighty in deed and word
Excellency And Glory Of Christ, The · In his works — In his works
Offence · The wicked take, at: The low station of Christ — The wicked take, at: The low station of Christ
People, Common · Heard Jesus gladly — Heard Jesus gladly
Synagogue · The Scriptures were read and expoun — The Scriptures were read and expoun

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Matthew 13:54

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Matthew 13:53–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 13:54

John Gill on Matthew 13:54

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Matthew 13:54

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Matthew 13:53–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 13:54

John Gill on Matthew 13:54

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Matthew 13:53–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 13:54-58