A Prophet in His Hometown

Jesus Feeds Five Thousand · Mark 6

Story guide: Jesus facing astonishment and offense after teaching in a Nazareth synagogue. This shared image is not a scene-for-scene rendering of Mark 6:1-6.

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1And he went out from there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him.

2And when the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue. And many who heard him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things? And what is this wisdom given to him, and such mighty works happening through his hands?”

3Is this not the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us? And they took offense at him.

4And Jesus was saying to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his household.”

5And he was not able to do any mighty work there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them.

6And he was amazed because of their unbelief. And he went around among the villages, teaching.

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