Mark 6:4

Catholic Public Domain Version

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."

Cross References

Jeremiah 11:21

"Because of this, thus says the Lord to the men of Anathoth, who are seeking your life, and who are saying: 'You shall not prophesy in the name of the Lord, and you shall not die by our hands.'

Jeremiah 12:6

For even your brothers, and the house of your father, even these have fought against you. And they have cried out after you with loud voice: 'You should not believe them, when they speak good things to you.' "

Matthew 13:57

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."

Mark 6:1

And departing from there, he went away to his own country; and his disciples followed him.

Luke 4:24

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

John 4:44

For Jesus himself offered testimony that a Prophet has no honor in his own country.