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Matthew 13:55

13:55 Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother named Mary? 1  And aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?

1 sn The reference to Jesus as the carpenter’s son is probably derogatory, indicating that they knew Jesus only as a common laborer like themselves. The reference to his mother…Mary (even though Jesus’ father was probably dead by this point) appears to be somewhat derogatory, for a man was not regarded as his mother’s son in Jewish usage unless an insult was intended (cf. Judg 11:1-2; John 4:41; 8:41; 9:29).

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