"HE went to HIS hometown and taught the people in their synagogue. They were amazed and said, 'Where did HE get this wisdom and these special powers? Isn't HE the carpenter's son? Isn't Mary HIS mother and aren't James, Joseph, Simon and Judas HIS brothers? Aren't all HIS sisters living here? Where did HE get all these things?' And so they took offense at HIM.
JESUS said to them, 'The only place where prophets are not welcome is his hometown and in his own family.' And HE did not perform many miracles there because of their lack of faith." - Matthew 13:54-58
(Luke explains why the people of Nazareth rejected JESUS:
- First, because of their pride: a stranger easily dazzles us, but we fiercely deny that one of us could stand out or be our teacher: who is this but Joseph's Son?
- Secondly, because of their selfishness: they do not agree that GOD's benefits should be shared with others. So JESUS reminds them that the prophets of old did not limit their favors to their compatriots alone [see 1 Kings 17:7 and 2 Kings 5].)
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