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. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176924 And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition24 Then He said, Solemnly I say to you, no prophet is acceptable and welcome in his [own] town (country). See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)24 And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country. See the chapterCommon English Bible24 He said, “I assure you that no prophet is welcome in the prophet’s hometown. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version24 Then he said: "Amen I say to you, that no prophet is accepted in his own country. See the chapter |
“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.