King James Version
Matthew 13:53 in the King James Version says “And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 13 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.”
Matthew 13:53 · KJV
Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.
Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.
And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.
And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“it came to pass”
G1096to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
“Jesus”
G2424jesus (i.e., jehoshua), the name of our lord and two (three) other israelites
“parables”
G3850a similitude ("parable"), i.e., (symbolic) fictitious narrative (of common life conveying a moral), apothegm or adage
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