King James Version
Matthew 13:56 in the King James Version says “And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 13 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?”
Matthew 13:56 · KJV
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?
And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?
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.
And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“his”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“with”
G4314a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,
“Whence”
G4159from which (as interrogative) or what (as relative) place, state, source or cause
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