Matius 13:54

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?

Matius 14:13

The Feeding of the Five Thousand

14:13 Now when Jesus heard this he went away from there privately in a boat to an isolated place. But when the crowd heard about it, ⁶  they followed him on foot from the towns. ⁷ 

Matius 21:23

The Authority of Jesus

21:23 Now after Jesus ⁸  entered the temple courts, ⁹  the chief priests and elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching and said, “By what authority ¹⁰  are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?”

[13:54]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “Then.”

[13:54]  ² sn Jesus’ hometown (where he spent his childhood years) was Nazareth, about 20 miles (30 km) southwest of Capernaum.

[13:54]  ³ tn Grk “them”; the referent (the people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:54]  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.

[13:54]  ⁵ tn Grk “synagogue, so that they.” Here ὥστε (Jwste) has not been translated. Instead a new sentence was started in the translation.

[14:13]  ⁶ tn The word “it” is not in the Greek text but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[14:13]  ⁷ tn Or “cities.”

[21:23]  ⁸ tn Grk “he.”

[21:23]  ⁹ tn Grk “the temple.”

[21:23]  ¹⁰ tn On this phrase, see BDAG 844 s.v. ποῖος 2.a.γ.1