6:4
Jesus said “A prophet is not without honour except in his own town, among his relatives and in his own home”. People in a place that did not “know” the prophet would make an assessment of him on the basis of what he said and did. People who thought they knew him would think the prophet had no right to challenge them.
6:5,6
“He could not do any miracles there”. This was except to heal a few people. If someone in our church “healed a few people” we would be delighted! When it says “he could not” it does not mean He did not have the power, but He chose not to because of the lack of faith. Miracles were not a trick or a display, it was all about proclaiming the kingdom, and introducing people to a right relationship with God. “He was amazed at their lack of faith”. The response of the people should have been so different. Instead of taking offence at Him, they should have been delighted. A corollary of all this is that when people do have trust in Jesus various things should flow from that.
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