Matthew 13:53
51 Have you understood all these things?” “Yes,” they answered.
52 Then He told them, “For this reason, every scribe who has been discipled in the kingdom of heaven is like a homeowner who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”
When Jesus had finished these parables, He withdrew from that place.
54 Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.
55 “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- When Jesus had finished these parables, He withdrew from that place.
- KJV
- And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.
- WEB
- When Jesus had finished these parables, he departed from there.
- ASV
- And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.
- DARBY
- And it came to pass when Jesus had finished these parables he withdrew thence.
- BLB
- And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these parables, [that] He withdrew from there.
- ÅB
- Da Jesus hadde fullført disse lignelsene dro han bort derfra.
- OTB
- Etter at Jesus hadde avsluttet disse lignelsene, dro han videre derfra.
- B1930
- Og det skjedde da Jesus hadde endt disse lignelser, da drog han bort derfra.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 7:28
When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,
Read in contextMark 4:33–35
With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.
Read in context