Objective:  To understand how the 1st century's never-ending quest for honor shaped the public ministry of Jesus.

Confusion about Jesus' New Honor Status (6:1-6)

1 He left that place [somewhere in the area of Capernaum] and came to his hometown [i.e., Nazareth], and his disciples followed him. 2 On the sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astounded. They said, "Where did this man get all this? What is this wisdom that has been given to him? What deeds of power are being done by his hands! 3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon, and are not his sisters here with us?" And they took offense at him. 4 Then Jesus said to them, "Prophets are not without honor, except in their hometown, and among their own kin, and in their own house." 5 And he could do no deed of power there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and cured them. 6 And he was amazed at their unbelief.

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