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MATTHEW 13:55 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
Matt 13:54Matt 13:56
“Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?”
Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? The familiarity argument against Jesus: they know his trade (carpenter's son), his mother (Mary), and his brothers (James, Joseph, Simon, Judas). The family knowledge that should have produced affirmation becomes an obstacle. The one they watched grow up cannot be the one teaching with the authority of the divine wisdom — the familiarity produces offense rather than faith.

Church Fathers on Matthew 13:55

After the parables which the Lord spake to the people, and which the Apostles only understand, He goes over into His own country that He may teach there also.

Jerome · 4th century

From the foregoing discourse consisting of these parables, He passes to what follows without any very evident connexion between them. Besides which, Mark passes from these parables to a different event from what Matthew here gives; and Luke agrees with him, so continuing the thread of the story as to make it much more probable that that which they relate followed here, namely, about the ship in which Jesus slept, and the miracle of the daemons cast out; which Matthew has…

Augustine · 4th century · De Cons. Ev., ii, 42

By 'his own country' here, He means Nazareth; for it was not there but in Capharnaum that, as is said below, He wrought so many miracles; but to these He shews His doctrine, causing no less wonder than His miracles.

Chrysostom · 4th century · Hom., xlviii
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