Nazareth Rejects Jesus - Matthew 13:53-58 Chronologically, this return to Nazareth occurred after Jesus was in the Gadarene region and healed the demon-possessed men (Matthew 8:28-34), then recrossed the sea to Capernaum. From there he traveled to Nazareth, where he had grown up, only to discover that the people refused to believe he was the Christ.

-- Matthew 13:53-58 53  When Jesus had finished these parables, he moved on from there. 54 Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue, and they were amazed. "Where did this man get this wisdom and these 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? 56 Aren’t all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?" 57 And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, "Only in his hometown and in his own house is a prophet without honor." 58 And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith. -- Mark 6:3  Isn’t this the carpenter? Isn’t this Mary’s son and the brother of James, Joseph, {3 Greek <Joses>, a variant of <Joseph>} Judas and Simon? Aren’t his sisters here with us?" And they took offense at him.