54. and went to his home town. He taught in their meeting place, and the people were so amazed that they asked, “Where does he get all this wisdom and the power to perform these miracles?
55. Isn't he the son of the carpenter? Isn't Mary his mother, and aren't James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas his brothers?
56. Don't his sisters still live here in our town? How can he do all this?”
57. So the people were very unhappy because of what he was doing.But Jesus said, “Prophets are honoured by everyone, except the people of their home town and their own family.”
58. And because the people did not have any faith, Jesus did not perform many miracles there.