Matthew 13:53-58 - Rejected At Nazareth

⁵³ And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these similitudes, that he departed thence,

⁵⁴ and came in to his own country, and taught them in their synagogues, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, "Whence cometh all this wisdom and power unto him? ⁵⁵ Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And his brethren be called, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? ⁵⁶ And are not his sisters all here with us? Whence hath he all these things?" ⁵⁷ And they were offended by him. Then Jesus said unto them, "A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and among his own kin." ⁵⁸ And he did not many miracles there, for their unbelief's sake.

¹ And he departed thence, and came into his own country, and his disciples followed him. ² And when the Sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue. And many that heard him were astonished, and said, "From whence hath he these things? And what wisdom is this that is given unto him? And such virtues that are wrought by his hands? ³ Is not this that carpenter: Mary's son, the brother of James, and Joseph and of Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?" And they were offended by the reason of him.

⁴ And Jesus said unto them, "A prophet is not despised but in his own country, and among his own kin, and among them that are of the same household." ⁵ And he could there show no miracles, but laid his hands upon a few sick folk and healed them. ⁶ And he marveled at their unbelief. And he went about by the towns that lay on every side, teaching.

¹⁶ And he came to Nazareth where he was nursed, and as his custom was, went into the synagogue on the Sabbath days, and stood up for to read. ¹⁷ And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when he had opened the book, he found the place, where it was written,

¹⁸ "The spirit of the Lord upon me, because he hath anointed me; To preach the gospel to the poor he hath sent me; And to heal which are broken hearted: To preach deliverance to the captive; And sight to the blind; And freely to set at liberty them that are bruised; ¹⁹ And to preach the acceptable year of the Lord."

²⁰ And he closed the book, and gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all that were in the synagogue, were fastened on him. ²¹ And he began to say unto them, "This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears."

²² And all they bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words, which proceeded out of his mouth, and said, "Is not this Joseph's son?"

²³ And he said unto them, "Ye may very well say unto me this proverb. 'Physician, heal thyself. Whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do the same here likewise in thine own country.'"

²⁴ And he said, "Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country. ²⁵ But I tell you of a truth, Many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when heaven was shut three years and six months, when great famishment was throughout all the land; ²⁶ And unto none of them was Elijah sent, save into Zarephath besides Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow. ²⁷ And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and yet none of them was healed, saving Naaman of Syria."

²⁸ And as many as were in the synagogue when they heard that, were filled with wrath ²⁹ and rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him even unto the edge of the hill, whereon their city was built, to cast him down headlong. ³⁰ But he went his way even through the midst of them: