Matthew 13:58

And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
did	ἐποίησεν epoiēsen	G4160	to make or do (in a very wide application · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
not	οὐκ ouk	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
many	πολλὰς pollas	G4183	(singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many · adjective — accusative plural feminine
works	δυνάμεις dunameis	G1411	force (literally or figuratively) · noun — accusative plural feminine
there	ἐκεῖ ekei	G1563	there · adverb
of	διὰ dia	G1223	through (in very wide applications · preposition
their	αὐτῶν.¶ autōn	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive plural masculine
unbelief	ἀπιστίαν apistian	G570	faithlessness · noun — accusative singular feminine

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Cross-references

Mark 6:5-6 And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.
Romans 11:20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
Hebrews 3:12-19 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.
Luke 4:25-29 But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when gre…
Hebrews 4:6-11 Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:

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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 13:58

And he did not many mighty works there, because of their unbelief--"save that He laid His hands on a few sick folk, and healed them" (Mar 6:5). See on Luk 4:16-30. Next: Matthew Chapter 14

John Gill on Matthew 13:58

And he did not many mighty works there,.... Some he did, though not many; partly that they might be left inexcusable, and partly that it might not be said, he did not wish well, to his own country: what he did, were not of the first class, and greatest note; he only "laid his hands", as Mark says, Mark 6:5 "upon a few sick folk, and healed them"; and yet these were such as raised their wonder and astonishment, but did not command their faith, and were rather stumbling blocks unto them; such were their prejudices, their unbelief, and the hardness of their hearts: and the reason indeed why he did no more was, because of their unbelief. These words in Mark are joined with this expression, "he…

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John Calvin on Matthew 13:53–end

Matthew 13:53-58 Matthew 13:53-58 Mark 6:1-6 53. And it happened, when Jesus had concluded these discourses, [342] that he departed thence. 54. And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were amazed, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom and these miracles? 55. Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? 56. And his sisters, do not they all live amongst us? Whence then hath this man all these things? 57. And they were offended at him. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not destitute of honor, except in his own country and in his own house. 58. And he did not…

The Church Fathers

Not that because they did not believe He could not do His mighty works; but that He might not by doing them be condemning His fellow-citizens in their unbelief.
— Jerome ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

Or we may understand it otherwise, that Jesus is despised in His own house and country, signifies in the Jewish people; and therefore He did among them few miracles, that they might not be altogether without excuse; but among the Gentiles He does daily greater miracles by His Apostles, not so much in healing their bodies, as in saving their souls.
— Jerome ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

But if His miracles raised their wonder, why did He not work many? Because He looked not to display of Himself, but to what would profit others; and when that did not result, He despised what pertained only to Himself that He might not increase their punishment. Why then did He even these few miracles? That they should not say, We should have believed had any miracles been done among us.
— John Chrysostom ((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…
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,…
Miracles · Faith required in: Those for whom they were performed — Faith required in: Those for whom they were performed
Unbelief · 5:12-14; — 5:12-14;

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).

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Matthew 13:53–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 13:58

John Gill on Matthew 13:58

John Calvin on Matthew 13:53–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Matthew 13:53–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 13:58

John Gill on Matthew 13:58

John Calvin on Matthew 13:53–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 13:58