Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 13:56
“From where then has this man all these things?” So if what was said about Him was true, from where had He obtained all these things that people were speaking about? It just could not be true. Note how in the next incident with Herod, Herod also learns of rumours about Jesus and comments erroneously on them (Matthew 14:2). Thus there is a general misinterpretation of the evidence by all. Compare also the crowds and the Pharisees in Matthew 9:33-34; Matthew 12:23-24. There too there is a general... read more
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 13:55-56
a “Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary? And his brethren, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas? And his sisters, are they not all with us?” There was no doubt about the strength of the evidence against His claimed status. He was the son of the local carpenter, and therefore Himself a carpenter. They knew His mother and that she was called Mary, and that there was nothing special about her. They knew the names of each of His brothers, and had seen them playing in... read more