The Rejection at Nazareth

He departed from there and came to his native place, accompanied by his disciples. When the sabbath came he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished. They said, “Where did this man get all this? What kind of wisdom has been given him? What mighty deeds are wrought by his hands! Is he not the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him. Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his native place and among his own kin and in his own house. ”So he was not able to perform any mighty deed there, apart from curing a few sick people by laying his hands on them. He was amazed at their lack of faith.

Mark 6:1-6a

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The Lord Gives Wisdom

Relatives and neighbors of Jesus who knew him from childhood saw only an ordinary carpenter, the son of Mary. Unable to accept him as a prophet with rabbinic authority, they became outraged and upset. How dare Jesus overstep the boundaries of his station and presume to teach as their superior? The Nazarenes had forgotten that God, the source of wisdom, bestows it on his prophets.

For the Lord gives wisdom,
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

Proverbs 2:6

Traditional Chinese Translation

《拿撒勒的棄絕》
先知在各處享有好名聲
卻不被家鄉本地的人尊敬。