53
And it came to pass when Jesus had finished these parables he withdrew thence.
54
And having come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, Whence has this [man] this wisdom and these works of power?
55
Is not this the son of the carpenter? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brethren James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?
56
And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then has this [man] all these things?
57
And they were offended in him. And Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honour, unless in his country and in his house.
58
And he did not there many works of power, because of their unbelief.
[a].
Or 'were stumbled at him,' but the word 'stumbled' is too weak. The root word in Greek, skandalon, is literally 'the catch of a trap,' that makes it fall when touched. It is generally the occasion, or means, of getting into an evil case, not a stumbling-stone. See chs. 5.29; 18.6.