5And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.
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And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.
For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.
Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-6)Here, I. Christ makes a visit to his own country , the place not of his birth, but of his education; that was Nazareth ; where his relations were. He had been in danger of his life among them (Luke 4:29), and yet he came among them again; so strangely doth he wait to be gracious, and seek the salvation of his enemies. Whither he went, though it was into danger, his disciples followed him (Mark 6:1…
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