Matthew 13:56Aren't all of his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all of these things?"
The setting
Nazareth, Israel, ~30 AD. Jesus has returned to his hometown synagogue after performing miracles throughout Galilee. The townspeople who watched him grow up are struggling with cognitive dissonance...
The emotion here: dismissive bewilderment mixed with local pride
The original word
adelphai (ἀδελφαί) — sisters, indicating Jesus had multiple female siblings living locally
Why it matters
Nazareth had only 400-500 residents, so everyone literally knew everyone's family
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What most readers miss in Matthew 13:56
This isn't theological debate — it's small-town gossip about the carpenter's son
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about jealousy, but it's actually about familiarity breeding contempt. They couldn't see the extraordinary in the ordinary boy they knew.
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Verses that echo Matthew 13:56
Bible Genome reading
Matthew 13:56 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Matthew 13:56 comes from the book of Matthew, written during the gospel period. These words are attributed to townspeople. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include rejection, familiarity. Notable phrases: aren't all of his sisters with us; where then did this man get.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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