Mark 6:4 - The Scriptures 2009

⁴ And יהושע said to them, “A prophet is not unappreciated except in his own country, and among his own relatives, and in his own house.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor (deference, reverence) except in his [own] country and among [his] relatives and in his [own] house.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ And Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.

Common English Bible

⁴ Jesus said to them, “Prophets are honored everywhere except in their own hometowns, among their relatives, and in their own households.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ And Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and in his own house, and among his own kindred."

Mark 6:4 Cross References

John 4:44

For יהושע Himself witnessed that a prophet is without appreciation in his own country.

Luke 4:24

And He said, “Truly, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own country.

Matthew 13:57

And they stumbled at Him. But יהושע said to them, “A prophet is not unappreciated except in his own country and in his own house.”

Jeremiah 12:6

“For even your brothers, the house of your father, even they have betrayed you, even they have cried aloud after you. Do not believe them, even though they speak smooth words to you.

Jeremiah 11:21

“Therefore thus said יהוה concerning the men of Anathoth who are seeking your life, saying, ‘Do not prophesy in the Name of יהוה, lest you die by our hand’ –

Mark 6:1

And He went away from there and came to His own country, and His taught ones followed Him.