Matthew 13:55

“Is not this the carpenter’s son? etc.] Meaning Joseph, who was by trade a carpenter, and whose son Jesus was supposed to be; and who very probably was now dead, which may be the reason he is not mentioned by name. The Greek word here used, signifies any mechanic, or artificer. The Syriac expresses it by a word, which signifies both a carpenter and a blacksmith; and Munster’s Hebrew Gospel renders it, ajpn ˆb, “the blacksmith’s son”. But the generally received notion of the ancient Christians is, that he was a carpenter, and that Jesus was brought up to the same business, which lay in making ploughs and yokes f813. This also appears, from the answer the Christian schoolmaster at Antioch gave…”

“Is not this the carpenter's son?--In Mark (Mar 6:3) the question is, "Is not this the carpenter?" In all likelihood, our Lord, during His stay under the roof of His earthly parents, wrought along with His legal father. is not his mother called Mary?--"Do we not know all about His parentage? Has He not grown up in the midst of us? Are not all His relatives our own townsfolk? Whence, then, such wisdom and such miracles?" These particulars of our Lord's human history constitute the most valuable testimony, first, to His true and real humanity--for they prove that during all His first thirty years His townsmen had discovered nothing about Him different from other men; secondly, to the divine…”

“Is not this the carpenter’s son? - Mark says, “Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary?” Both these expressions would probably be used in the course of the conversation, and Matthew has recorded one and Mark the other. The expression recorded by Mark is a strong, perhaps decisive proof that he had himself worked at the business until he was 30 years of age. The people in the neighborhood would understand well the nature of his early employments. It is therefore almost certain that this had been his manner of life. A useful employment is always honorable. Idleness is the parent of mischief. Our Saviour, therefore, spent the greatest part of his life in honest, useful industry. Until the…”

“The carpenter's son - The Greek, word means, one that works either in wood, iron, or stone. His brethren - Our kinsmen. They were the sons of Mary, sister to the virgin, and wife of Cleophas or Alpheus. James - Styled by St. Paul also, the Lord's brother, Gal 1:19. Simon - Surnamed the Canaanite. Matthew 13:57”

“13:55-56 carpenter’s son: A carpenter (literally craftsman) worked with his hands, whether in wood, metal, or stone.”

“is not this: Mat 1:18-20; Luk 1:27, Luk 2:5-7 the carpenter's: Psa 22:6; Isa 49:7, Isa 53:2, Isa 53:3; Mar 6:3; Luk 3:23, Luk 4:22; Joh 1:45, Joh 1:46, Joh 6:42; Joh 7:41, Joh 7:42, Joh 9:29 and his: Mat 12:46, Mat 12:48, Mat 27:56; Mar 15:40, Mar 15:47, Mar 16:1; Luk 24:10; Joh 19:25; Gal 1:19 Matthew 13:57”