Matthew 13:57

Matthew 13:57 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.
• New International Version (NIV)And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town and in his own home.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household."
• New King James Version (NKJV)So they were offended at Him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house.”

Context of Matthew 13:57

55Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? 56And his sisters, are they not all with us? How then hath this man all these things? And they were offended in him. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honour, except in his own country, and in his own house. 58And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

Matthew 13:57 word by word

καὶ ἐσκανδαλίζοντο ἐν αὐτῷ.¶ Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· οὐκ ἔστιν προφήτης ἄτιμος εἰ μὴ ἐν τῇ πατρίδι καὶ ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ αὐτοῦ.Read the interlinear

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• offendedσκανδαλίζωskandalizō · to cause to stumbleG4624
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Butδέde · thenG1161
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• saidεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• prophetπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396
• isἐστίesti · he isG2076
• notοὐou · noG3756
• honourἄτιμοςatimos · dishonoredG820
• exceptεἰ μήei mē · exceptG1508
• countryπατρίςpatris · fatherlandG3968
• houseοἰκίαoikia · home: householdG3614

Cross-references for Matthew 13:57

• Matthew 11:6And blessed is he, who shall not be offended because of me.
• Isaiah 8:14And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a trap and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
• Isaiah 49:7Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.
• Isaiah 53:3He is despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
• Mark 6:3Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Judas, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.
• Luke 2:34And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;
• Luke 7:23And blessed is he, who shall not be offended because of me.
• John 6:42And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?
• 1 Corinthians 1:23But we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumblingblock, and to the Greeks foolishness;
• Mark 6:14And king Herod heardof him ; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist has risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him.
• Luke 4:24And he said, Verily I say to you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.
• John 4:44For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.
• Acts 3:22For Moses truly said to the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up to you of your brethren, like me; him shall ye hear in all things whatever he shall say to you.
• Acts 7:37This is that Moses, who said to the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up to you of your brethren, like me; him shall ye hear.

Commentaries on Matthew 13:57

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 57And they were offended in him - They took offense at him, , making the meanness of his family the reason why they would not receive him as a prophet, though they were astonished at his wisdom, and at his miracles, Matthew 13:54. So their pride and their envy were the causes of their destruction. A prophet is not without honor - This seems to have been a proverbial mode of speech, generally true, but not without some exceptions. The apparent meanness of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 57And they were offended in him - That is, they took offence at his humble birth, and at the indigent circumstances of his family. They were too proud to be taught by one who, in family connections, they took to be their equal or inferior. People always look with envy on those of their own rank who advance pretensions to uncommon wisdom or superior power. A prophet is not without honour … - This seems to be a proverbial expression. Jesus advances it as a…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 53-58Verses 53-58 Christ repeats his offer to those who have repulsed them. They upbraid him, Is not this the carpenter's son? Yes, it is true he was reputed to be so; and no disgrace to be the son of an honest tradesman; they should have respected him the more because he was one of themselves, but therefore they despised him. He did not many mighty works there, because of their unbelief. Unbelief is the great hinderance to Christ's favours. Let us keep…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 57They felt very insulted. Focusing on the ordinary social status of Jesus (John 6:42), they missed his unique importance.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 53-5853. And it came to pass, that, when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Matthew 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings