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When Jesus had finished these illustrations, he left that place.
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Jesus went to his hometown and taught the people in the synagogue in a way that amazed them. People were asking, "Where did this man get this wisdom and the power to do these miracles?
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Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother's name Mary? Aren't his brothers' names James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
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And aren't all his sisters here with us? Where, then, did this man get all this?"
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So they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, "The only place a prophet isn't honored is in his hometown and in his own house."
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He didn't work many miracles there because of their lack of faith.