They were offended by him.
But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country and in his own house.”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Matthew 13:57 in context
Matthew 13:54–58
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Coming into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these mighty works?
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Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother called Mary, and his brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?
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Aren’t all of his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all of these things?”
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They were offended by him.
But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country and in his own house.”
58
He didn’t do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
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