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Jesus Rejected at Nazareth

1 Then aHe went out from there and came to His own country, and His disciples followed Him.  
2 And when the Sabbath had come, He began to teach in the synagogue. And many hearing Him were aastonished, saying, b“Where did this Man get these things? And what wisdom is this which is given to Him, that such mighty works are performed by His hands!  
3 Is this not the carpenter, the Son of Mary, and abrother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?” So they bwere offended at Him.  
4 But Jesus said to them, a“A prophet is not without honor except in his own country, among his own relatives, and in his own house.”  
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Mark 6:2

Began to teach (hrcato didaskein). As was now his custom in the synagogue on the sabbath. The ruler of the synagogue (arxisunagwgov, see Matthew 5:22) would ask some one to speak whensoever he wished. The reputation of Jesus all over Galilee opened the door for him. Jesus may have gone to Nazareth for rest, but could not resist this opportunity for service.

Whence hath this man these things? (Poqen toutw tauta). Laconic and curt,

Whence these things to this fellow? With a sting and a fling in their words as the sequel shows. They continued to be amazed (eceplhssonto, imperfect tense passive). They challenge both the apparent

wisdom (sofia) with which he spoke and

the mighty works or powers (ai dunameiv)

such as those (toiautai)

coming to pass (ginomenai, present middle participle, repeatedly wrought)

by his hands (dia twn xeirwn). They felt that there was some hocus-pocus about it somehow and somewhere. They do not deny the wisdom of his words, nor the wonder of his works, but the townsmen knew Jesus and they had never suspected that he possessed such gifts and graces.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Mark 6:2:

Mark 5:17
Luke 4:16
John 7:5

 

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