Mat 13:58 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 58. And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief ] δυναμεις, miracles . So the word is used, ; ; ; ; . The Septuagint translates niphleoth el, the miraculous works of God , by δυναμινκυριου. Unbelief and contempt drive Christ out of the heart, as they did out of his own country. Faith seems to put the almighty power of God into the hands of men; whereas unbelief appears, to tie up even the hands of the Almighty. A man, generally speaking, can do but little good among his relatives, because it is difficult for them to look with the eyes of faith upon one whom they have been accustomed to behold with the eyes of the flesh .-QUESNEL. A DISSERTATION ON THE NATURE AND USE OF PARABOLICAL WRITINGS. See the notes at the beginning of this chapter.

‏ Matthew 13:58

Verse 58. And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief] δυναμεις, miracles. So the word is used, Mt 7:22; 11:20; Ac 19:11; 1Co 12:28; Ga 3:5; Heb 2:4. The Septuagint translates niphleoth el, the miraculous works of God, by δυναμινκυριου.

Unbelief and contempt drive Christ out of the heart, as they did out of his own country. Faith seems to put the almighty power of God into the hands of men; whereas unbelief appears, to tie up even the hands of the Almighty. A man, generally speaking, can do but little good among his relatives, because it is difficult for them to look with the eyes of faith upon one whom they have been accustomed to behold with the eyes of the flesh.-QUESNEL.

A DISSERTATION ON THE NATURE AND USE OF PARABOLICAL WRITINGS.

See the notes at the beginning of this chapter. Mt 13:1