Matthew 13:54

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?

Ps 22:22; Ps 40:9,10; Mt 2:23; Mr 6:1,2; Lu 4:16-30; Joh 1:11; Joh 7:15,16; Ac 4:13; Ac 13:46; Ac 28:17-29

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.