Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called his Mary, and his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
13:55 – Is not this the carpenter’s son? — Mark 6:6, “Isn’t this the carpenter?” When Jesus began his ministry he “was about thirty years old” (Luke 3:23). Before that he was a carpenter. “Isn’t his mother called Mary, and his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Jude?” 56 Are not all his sisters with us? Whence then hath this man all these things? 57 And they were offended (because) of him. — They could not believe that one of them, a man raised in their midst in Nazareth, could be the Messiah. This was unbelievable and they couldn’t accept it. Luke 4:1-44 tells us the sermon that Jesus preached in Nazareth: “23 He said to them: Surely you will tell me this proverb: Physician, heal yourself; of so many things that we have heard that have been done in Capernaum, do also here in your land. 24 And he added, Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his own land. Joh 4:44. 25 And truly I tell you that there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when heaven was closed for three years and six months, and there was a great famine in all the land; 1Ki 17:1. 26 but to none of them was Elijah sent, but to a widow woman in Zarephath of Sidon. 1Ki 17:8-16. 27 And many lepers were in Israel at the time of the prophet Elisha; but none of them was cleansed, but Naaman the Syrian. 2Ki 5:1-14. 28 When they heard these things, everyone in the synagogue was filled with anger; 29 and getting up, they drove him out of the city, and carried him to the top of the mountain on which their city was built, to throw him off the cliff. 30 But he passed through the midst of them, and went his way.” The prophets Elijah and Elisha performed miracles among other peoples because of the infidelity of the Israelites; In this way the Gentiles received the blessings of God that he would have given to Israel had it not been for their rebellions against Him. In the same way Christ did signs among others because his people did not believe in Him (Matt 13:58). They “were filled with wrath” for several reasons: (1) perhaps because Jesus compared himself to these two illustrious prophets; (2) because Jesus was telling them in effect that they were not worthy of his blessings; (3) Although Jesus did work among God’s people in Capernaum and other towns, the implication of these illustrations (of the miracles of Elijah and Elisha among Gentiles) is that Jesus would also have blessings for Gentiles. All this was very offensive and they “were shocked” (stumbled). Instead of accepting the truth they chose to get angry and kill him. Jesus Christ, the Dynamic Lord. On this occasion and on several others our Lord Jesus Christ clearly showed his courage and leadership. When “they drove him out of the city, and brought him to the top of the mountain… to throw him down,” but “he passed through the midst of them and went his way.” Was it a miracle? The text does not say that it was a miracle nor does it imply it. Joh 10:1-42, “39 They tried again to arrest him, but he escaped from their hands”. He had to be a Dynamic Leader to cleanse the temple. He did it twice. Take a good look at the details (Joh 2:13-18; Matt 21:12-13). Mark 2:1-28, “15 So they came to Jerusalem; and when Jesus entered the temple, he began to drive out those who bought and sold in the temple; and he overturned the tables of the moneychangers, and the chairs of those who sold doves; 16 and he would not allow anyone to go through the temple carrying any utensil.” He didn’t do a miracle! He simply undertook a necessary job, God’s job, to clean his house. Where were the officers and what were they doing? Why didn’t they interrupt him? Our Lord Jesus Christ was not only meek and humble, but He was also “the Lion of the tribe of Judah” (Rev 5:5). see Joh 18:1-40, “3 Judas, therefore, taking a company of soldiers, and bailiffs from the chief priests and from the Pharisees, went there with lanterns and torches, and with weapons. 4 But Jesus, knowing all the things that were to happen to him, went ahead and said to them, Who are you looking for? 5 They answered him: Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus said to them: I am. And Judas, the betrayer, was also with them. 6 When he said to them, I am he, they drew back, and fell to the ground.” Was it a miracle? Juan does not say anything about a miracle. It was simply the dynamic presence of Jesus. He uttered the words “I am” (Exo 3:14; Joh 4:24; Joh 5:58) as the Omnipotent and Eternal Being and his enemies “turned back, and fell to the ground.” Unfortunately there are millions who profess to be disciples of Jesus who do not know him. — But Jesus said to them: There is no prophet without honor, except in his own land and in his house. Joh 4:44. — They could not deny that Jesus had performed true miracles (v 54), because he had done them in Cana and Capernaum which were located a few kilometers from Nazareth, but they did not want to judge the wisdom and wonderful works of Jesus objectively. Everything was subjective and personal. They envied him and did not want to accept him as superior to them. Although in other places he had plenty of fame, those of Nazareth thought in the following way: “he is one of us, he is from here, we know him well, as well as his family, he is a mere carpenter, etc.; because of that, he cannot be someone important.” The extreme familiarity of ordinary humanity with him prevented them from believing in his divinity. Familiarity breeds contempt.
Source: Commentary on the New Testament by Partain
the carpenter’s son Ps 22:6; Isaiah 49:7; Isaiah 53:2, Isaiah 53:3; Mark 6:3; Luke 3:23; Luke 4:22; Joh 1:45, Joh 1:46; Joh 6:42; Joh 7:41, Joh 7:42; Joh 9:29.
her mother is not called. Matt 1:18-20; Luke 1:27; Luke 2:5-7.
and his brothers. Matt 12:46, Matt 12:48; Matt 27:56; Tue 15:40, Tue 15:47; Mark 16:1; Luke 24:10; Joh 19:25; Gal 1:19.
Source: The Treasury of Biblical Knowledge
your brothers. See the note on Matt 12:46. The fact that Joseph does not appear in any of these relationships suggests that he was already dead.
Source: MacArthur Study Bible
13:55 — Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? – Mark 6:6, “Is not this the carpenter?” When Jesus began his ministry “he was about thirty years old” (Luke 3:23). Before that he was a carpenter.
“Isn’t his mother called Mary, and his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Jude?” 56 Aren’t all her sisters with us? Whence then hath this man all these things? 57 And they were offended (because) of him. – They could not believe that one of them, a man raised in their midst in Nazareth, could be the Messiah. This was unbelievable and they couldn’t accept it. Luc 4: 1-44 tells us about the sermon that Jesus preached in Nazareth: “23 He said to them: Surely you will tell me this proverb: Physician, heal yourself; of so many things that we have heard that have been done in Capernaum, do also here in your land. 24 And he added, Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his own land. Joh 4:44. 25 And truly I tell you that there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when heaven was closed for three years and six months, and there was a great famine in all the land; 1Ki 17:1. 26 but to none of them was Elijah sent, but to a widow woman in Zarephath of Sidon. 1Ki 17:8-16. 27 And many lepers were in Israel at the time of the prophet Elisha; but none of them was cleansed, but Naaman the Syrian. 2Ki 5:1-14. 28 When they heard these things, everyone in the synagogue was filled with anger; 29 and getting up, they drove him out of the city, and carried him to the top of the mountain on which their city was built, to throw him off the cliff. 30 But he passed through the midst of them, and went his way.” The prophets Elijah and Elisha performed miracles among other peoples because of the infidelity of the Israelites; in this way the Gentiles received the blessings of God that he would have given to Israel had it not been for their rebellions against Him. In the same way Christ did signs among others because his people did not believe in Him (Mat 13:58). They “were filled with wrath” for several reasons: (1) perhaps because Jesus compared himself to these two illustrious prophets; (2) because Jesus was telling them in effect that they were not worthy of his blessings; (3) Although Jesus did work among God’s people in Capernaum and other towns, the implication of these illustrations (of the miracles of Elijah and Elisha among Gentiles) is that Jesus would also have blessings for Gentiles. All this was very offensive and they “were shocked” (stumbled). Instead of accepting the truth they chose to get angry and kill him.
Jesus Christ, the Dynamic Lord. On this occasion and on several others our Lord Jesus Christ clearly showed his courage and leadership. When “they drove him out of the city, and brought him to the top of the mountain… to throw him down,” but “he passed through the midst of them and went his way.” Was it a miracle? The text does not say that it was a miracle nor does it imply it. Joh 10:1-42, “39 They tried again to seize him, but he escaped from their hands.”
It had to be a Dynamic Leader to cleanse the temple. He did it twice. Note the details carefully (John 2:13-18; Mat 21:12-13). Mark 2:1-28, “15 So they came to Jerusalem; and when Jesus entered the temple, he began to drive out those who bought and sold in the temple; and he overturned the tables of the moneychangers, and the chairs of those who sold doves; 16 and he would not allow anyone to go through the temple carrying any utensil.” He didn’t do a miracle! He simply undertook a necessary job, God’s job, to clean his house. Where were the officers and what were they doing? Why didn’t they interrupt him? Our Lord Jesus Christ was not only meek and humble, but he was also “the Lion of the tribe of Judah” (Rev 5:5).
See Joh 18:1-40, “3 Judas, therefore, taking a company of soldiers, and officers from the chief priests and from the Pharisees, went there with lanterns and torches, and with weapons. 4 But Jesus, knowing all the things that were to happen to him, went ahead and said to them, Who are you looking for? 5 They answered him: Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus said to them: I am. And Judas, the betrayer, was also with them. 6 When he said to them, I am he, they drew back, and fell to the ground.” Was it a miracle? Juan does not say anything about a miracle. It was simply the dynamic presence of Jesus. He uttered the words “I Am” (Exo 3:14; Joh 4:24; Joh 5:58) as the Almighty and Eternal Being and his enemies “turned back, and fell to the ground.” Unfortunately there are millions who profess to be disciples of Jesus who do not know him.
— But Jesus said to them: There is no prophet without honor, except in his own land and in his house. Joh 4:44. – They could not deny that Jesus had performed true miracles (v 54), because he had done them in Cana and Capernaum, which were located a few kilometers from Nazareth, but they did not want to judge the wisdom and wonderful works of Jesus objectively. Everything was subjective and personal. They envied him and did not want to accept him as superior to them. Although in other places he had plenty of fame, those of Nazareth thought in the following way: “he is one of us, he is from here, we know him well, as well as his family, he is a mere carpenter, etc.; because of that, he cannot be someone important.” The extreme familiarity of his…