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Matthew 13:55 Cross-References
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“Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?”
Matthew 13:55 (KJV)
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Is not this the carpenter's son? (οὐχ οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ τοῦ τέκτονος υἱός;)—The τέκτων (tektōn) was a craftsman working with wood, stone, or metal—a respectable but common trade. Mark 6:3 calls Jesus Himself 'the carpenter,' showing He worked with His hands (likely until age 30). Their question drips with contempt: 'this one,' 'the son of the carpenter'—attempting to box Jesus into their limited categories. They refused to let His divine works reinterpret His humble origins.Is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?—They name His family to emphasize or...
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“Isn't this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then does he say, 'I have come down out of heaven?'”
“the son of Mary”
“when he began to teach”
“and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth”
“and his mother's sister”
“the mother of Joses”
“Joanna”
“except James”
“the Redeemer of Israel”
“and as a root out of dry ground. He has no form nor comeliness. When we see him”