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Jesus concluded this series of parables and then departed.
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And He came into His own country and proceeded to teach in their synagogue, so that they were filled with astonishment and exclaimed, "Where did he obtain such wisdom, and these wondrous powers?
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Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers, James, Joseph, Simon and Judah?
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And his sisters--are they not all living here among us? Where then did he get all this?"
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So they turned angrily away from Him. But Jesus said to them, "There is no prophet left without honour except in his own country and among his own family."
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And He performed but few mighty deeds there because of their want of faith.