50. The angels will throw the evil people into the blazing furnace. In that place the people will cry and grind their teeth with pain.”
51. Jesus asked his followers, “Do you understand all these things?”They answered, “Yes, we understand.”
52. Then Jesus said to them, “So every teacher of the law who has been taught about the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house. He has both new things and old things saved in his house. And he brings out both those new things and old things.”
53. When Jesus finished teaching with these stories, he left there.
54. He went to the town where he grew up. He taught the people in the synagogue, and they were amazed. They said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and this power to do miracles?
55. He is only the son of the carpenter. And his mother is Mary. His brothers are James, Joseph, Simon and Judas.
56. And all his sisters are here with us. So where does this man get all these things?”
57. And the people refused to accept Jesus.But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own town or in his own home.”
58. The people there did not believe in Jesus. So Jesus did not do many miracles there.