Matthew 13:57

And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
offended	ἐσκανδαλίζοντο eskandalizonto	G4624	to entrap · verb — imperfect passive indicative, 3rd person plural
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
him	αὐτῷ.¶ autō	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine
But	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς Iēsous	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
said	εἶπεν eipen	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
them	αὐτοῖς· autois	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative plural masculine
A prophet	προφήτης prophētēs	G4396	a foreteller ("prophet") · noun — nominative singular masculine
is	ἐστί estí	G2076	he (she or it) is
not	οὐκ ouk	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
without honour	ἄτιμος atimos	G820	(negatively) unhonoured or (positively) dishonoured · adjective — nominative singular masculine
save	μὴ mē	G3361	(adverb) not · particle — negative
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
his own	αὐτοῦ. autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
country	πατρίδι patridi	G3968	a father-land · noun — dative singular feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
his own	αὐτός autós	G846	the reflexive pronoun self
house	οἰκίᾳ oikia	G3614	properly · noun — dative singular feminine

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Cross-references

John 4:44 For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.
Luke 4:24 And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.
Matthew 11:6 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
Isaiah 53:3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised,…
Isaiah 49:7 Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of…
John 6:61 When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?
Isaiah 8:14 And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a sn…
Luke 2:34-35 And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a…

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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 13:56

And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things? An exceedingly difficult question here arises--What were these "brethren" and "sisters" to Jesus? Were they, First, His full brothers and sisters? or, Secondly, Were they His step-brothers and step-sisters, children of Joseph by a former marriage? or, Thirdly, Were they cousins, according to a common way of speaking among the Jews respecting persons of collateral descent? On this subject an immense deal has been written, nor are opinions yet by any means agreed. For the second opinion there is no ground but a vague tradition, arising probably from the wish for some such explanation. The first opinion undou…

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John Gill on Matthew 13:57

And they were offended in him,.... It was a stumbling to them, how he came by his wisdom and power; since he had not these things from men of learning, and could not have them from his relatives: and therefore, rather than believe he had them of himself, or from God, they chose to indulge at least a suspicion, that he had them from the devil, and so were offended in him: or this offence was taken at the meanness of his birth, parentage, and education, though without reason; for if without the advantage of an education without human literature, and the instructions of men, he was able to expound the Scriptures, preach such doctrine, and deliver such words of wisdom, and confirm all this by mi…

The Church Fathers

Observe Christ's mercifulness; He is evil spoken of, yet He answers with mildness; Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and in his own house.
— John Chrysostom ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

For it is almost natural for citizens to be jealous towards one another; for they do not look to the present works of the man, but remember the frailties of his childhood; as if they themselves had not passed through the very same stages of age to their maturity.
— Jerome ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

The Lord said to them that a prophet is without honor in his own country, because he was to be despised in Judea until the final fate of the cross. And since God's power is only with those who are faithful, he abstained from all works of divine power while he was there, because of their unbelief.
— Hilary of Poitiers, Commentary on Matthew 14.2

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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…
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,…
Offence · The wicked take, at: The low station of Christ — The wicked take, at: The low station of Christ
Prophets · Not honored in their own country — Not honored in their own country

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 13:57

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Matthew 13:53–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 13:56

John Gill on Matthew 13:57

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Matthew 13:57

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Matthew 13:53–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 13:56

John Gill on Matthew 13:57

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Matthew 13:53–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 13:57