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He went out from there. He came into his own country, and his disciples followed him.
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Returning Home as a Rabbi
Commentators unanimously identify "his own country" as Nazareth, the town where Jesus was raised, not Bethlehem where he was born. Scholars note that Jesus returns not as a local boy, but as an established rabbi accompanied by his disciples, signaling a new phase in his ministry.
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Into his own country (εις την πατριδα αυτου). So Mt 13:54. There is no real reason for identifying this visit to Nazareth with tha…
19th Century
Anglican
His disciples follow him.—St. Matthew does not name this fact. As put by St. Mark, it seems to imply that the disciples d…
Jesus now traveled to his hometown of Nazareth. Even though he was born in Bethlehem, his family lived in Nazareth and he had been brought up there…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he went out from thence From Capernaum;
and came into his own country ; or…
Presbyterian
Our Lord's countrymen tried to prejudice the minds of people against him. Is not this the carpenter? Our Lord Jesus probably had worked in…
