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Matthew 13:53

ESV And when Jesus had finished these parables, he went away from there,
NIV When Jesus had finished these parables, he moved on from there.
NASB When Jesus had finished these parables, He departed from there.
CSB When Jesus had finished these parables, he left there.
NLT When Jesus had finished telling these stories and illustrations, he left that part of the country.
KJV And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.
NKJV Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, that He departed from there.

What does Matthew 13:53 mean?

Matthew concludes his description of Jesus' teaching of the parables first to a large crowd gathered on the shore of the Sea of Galilee (Matthew 13:1–2) and then to His own disciples gathered in a house (Matthew 13:36). After Jesus had finished, He went away, likely meaning he left Capernaum, Jesus' adopted hometown. Matthew wrote earlier that Jesus left His original hometown of Nazareth to move to "Capernaum by the sea" (Matthew 4:13) and also that Capernaum had become Jesus' "own city" (Matthew 9:1).

The following verses describe what happened when Jesus returned to visit His original hometown of Nazareth. An English proverb is that "familiarity breeds contempt," and this is exactly what Christ experiences among those who think they already know Him.
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