Discovery BoxMatthew 13:54 
Context13:54 Then 1 he came to his hometown 2 and began to teach the people 3 in their synagogue. 4 They 5 were astonished and said, “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?
Matthew 14:2
Context14:2 and he said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead! And because of this, miraculous powers are at work in him.”
Matthew 24:29
Context24:29 “Immediately 6 after the suffering 7 of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken. 8
1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “Then.”
2 sn Jesus’ hometown (where he spent his childhood years) was Nazareth, about 20 miles (30 km) southwest of Capernaum.
3 tn Grk “them”; the referent (the people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 sn See the note on synagogues in 4:23. Jesus undoubtedly took the opportunity on this occasion to speak about his person and mission, and the relation of both to OT fulfillment.
5 tn Grk “synagogue, so that they.” Here ὥστε (Jwste) has not been translated. Instead a new sentence was started in the translation.
6 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
7 tn Traditionally, “tribulation.”
8 sn An allusion to Isa 13:10, 34:4 (LXX); Joel 2:10. The heavens were seen as the abode of heavenly forces, so their shaking indicates distress in the spiritual realm. Although some take the powers as a reference to bodies in the heavens (like stars and planets, “the heavenly bodies,” NIV) this is not as likely.
