Luke 4:24 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

²⁴ And He said, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is acceptable in his own home town.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁴ And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁴ Then He said, Solemnly I say to you, no prophet is acceptable and welcome in his [own] town (country).

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁴ And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country.

Common English Bible

²⁴ He said, “I assure you that no prophet is welcome in the prophet’s hometown.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁴ Then he said: "Amen I say to you, that no prophet is accepted in his own country.

Luke 4:24 Cross References

Matthew 13:57

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.”

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].

Acts 22:3

“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus, in Cilicia, but raised [here] in this city [i.e., Jerusalem]. [I was] instructed by Gamaliel [i.e., a renowned Jewish rabbi of the time] according to the strictest methods of observing the law of our forefathers. [I was very] eager to serve God, just as all of you are here today.

John 4:41

And many more people believed [in Jesus] because of His [own] words,