Matthew 13:57 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

And they were led to doubt His true identity. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet does not go without being honored, except in His own home town and among His own family members.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And they took offense at Him [they were repelled and hindered from acknowledging His authority, and caused to stumble]. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house.

American Standard Version (1901)

And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and in his own house.

Common English Bible

They were repulsed by him and fell into sin. But Jesus said to them, “Prophets are honored everywhere except in their own hometowns and in their own households.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country and in his own house."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And they were scandalized in his regard. But Jesus said to them: A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.

Matthew 13:57 Cross References

Matthew 11:6

The person who does not find an occasion for having doubts about my identity is fortunate indeed.”

Matthew 13:58

So, He did not perform very many supernatural deeds in that place because of the people’s lack of faith.

Mark 6:1

Then Jesus went out from there and came to His home town [i.e., Nazareth] and His disciples went with Him.

Mark 6:14

Now King Herod heard about this [i.e., what Jesus was doing] because His name had become well known. He said, “John the Immerser has risen from the dead and it is his powers that are at work in Jesus.”

Mark 6:3

Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters living here among us?” And they were led to doubt His true identity.

Mark 6:4

Then Jesus said to them, “A prophet does not go without receiving honor, except in his own home town, and among his own relatives, and among his own family members.”

Luke 4:24

And He said, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is acceptable in his own home town.

Luke 7:23

The person who does not find an occasion for having doubts about my identity is fortunate indeed.”

John 4:44

For Jesus Himself testified that a prophet does not receive honor in his own country. [Note: Jesus’ reference here to his “own country” means Judea, while in Matt., Mark and Luke it refers to Nazareth].

John 6:42

And they said, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph? Do we not know his father and mother? Then how can he say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?”

John 6:61

But Jesus, knowing within Himself that His disciples were complaining about His teaching, said to them, “Does this [teaching] bother you?