Matthew 13:53-58 - Rejected At Nazareth

⁵³ After Jesus finished telling these illustrations, he left.

⁵⁴ He went to his own country and taught in the synagogue. They were astonished and asked where this man got this wisdom and these mighty works. ⁵⁵ Is this man the carpenter's son? Is his mother called Mary? Are his brothers James and Joseph, Simon, and Judas? ⁵⁶ Are his sisters all with us? Where did he get all these things? ⁵⁷ They resented him. But Jesus responded to them: A prophet is without honor in his own country, and in his own house. ⁵⁸ He did not do many mighty works there because of their lack of faith.

¹ He left there and went to his own country. His disciples followed him. ² Jesus taught in the synagogue on the Sabbath. Many were astonished when they heard him. They asked: Where did this man get these things? What is the wisdom given to this man and how did he perform these mighty works by his hands? ³ Is this the carpenter, the son of Mary, brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Are not his sisters here with us? He offended them.

⁴ Jesus said to them: A prophet is not without honor except in his own country, among his own people and in his own house. ⁵ He laid his hands upon a few sick and healed them. Otherwise he did no mighty work there. ⁶ He wondered at their unbelief. Then he went around to the villages teaching.

¹⁶ Then he returned to Nazareth the place where he was raised. He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath day. This was his custom. There he stood up to read. ¹⁷ He was given the book of the prophet Isaiah. He opened the book and found the place where it was written:

¹⁸ The Spirit of Jehovah is upon me. He anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind. To set at liberty those who are bruised. ¹⁹ To proclaim the acceptable year of Jehovah. (Isaiah 61:1)

²⁰ He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him. ²¹ Today, he said, you heard this scripture fulfilled.

²² All witnessed this and wondered at the kind words that he spoke. They said: Is this not Joseph's son?

²³ Then he said: You will no doubt say this proverb to me, physician heal yourself. That which we heard was done at Capernaum do also here in your own country.

²⁴ He continued: Truly I tell you no prophet is accepted (welcomed) (honored) in his own country. ²⁵ I tell you truth. There were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah. There was no rain from heaven three years and six months. There came a great famine over all the land. ²⁶ Elijah was not sent to any of them. He was only sent to Zarephath in the land of Sidon. She was a widow. ²⁷ There were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet. Only one of them was cleansed, Naaman the Syrian.

²⁸ Everyone in the synagogue was angry when they heard these things. ²⁹ They rose up to drive him out of the city. They led him to the top of the hill where their city was built to throw him down the hill. ³⁰ But he passed through the midst of them and went his way.