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Matthew 13:57 — King James Version← Study notes

And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.


Matthew 13:57Greek Interlinear

Greek · Matthew 13:5723 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
ἐσκανδαλίζοντοeskandalizonto
they were offendedverbG4624
ἐνen
atprepositionG1722
αὐτῷautō
HimpronounG846
ho
thearticleG3588
δὲde
ButwordG1161
ἸησοῦςIēsous
JesusnounG2424
εἶπενeipen
saidverbG3004
αὐτοῖςautois
to thempronounG846
ΟὐκOuk
NotadverbG3756
ἔστινestin
isverbG1510
προφήτηςprophētēs
a prophetnounG4396
ἄτιμοςatimos
without HonoradjectiveG820
εἰei
onlywordG1487
μὴ
exceptadverbG3361
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῇ
thearticleG3588
πατρίδιpatridi
hometownnounG3968
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῇ
thearticleG3588
οἰκίᾳoikia
householdnounG3614
αὐτοῦautou
of himpronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Matthew 13:57

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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