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.”

Cross References

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].

Matthew 11:6

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

Luke 4:24

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

John 6:61

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

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’?”

Luke 7:23

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

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.

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 6:4

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.”