And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.
Study Helps
Interpretation
The scribes commended the reply Christ made to the Sadducees about the resurrection, but they were silenced by a question concerning the Messiah. Christ, as God, was David's Lord; but Christ, as man, was David's son.
Glossary
- City People
- The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).
- Galilee Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Galilee.
- Nazareth Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Nazareth.