Matthew 13:57

Free Bible Version

And so they refused to believe in him. “A prophet is honored everywhere except in his homeland and in his family,” Jesus told them.

Cross References

Isaiah 49:7

This is what the Lord says, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to the one who was despised and detested by the nation, to the one who is the servant of rulers: Kings will see you and stand up, and princes will bow down to you, because the Lord, who is trustworthy, the Holy One of Israel, has chosen you.

Isaiah 53:3

People despised him and rejected him. He was a man who really suffered and who experienced the deepest pain. We treated him like someone you turn away from in disgust—we despised him and had no respect for him.

Isaiah 8:14

He will be a sanctuary for you. But to the royal families of both Israel and Judah he will be a stone they trip over and a rock that makes them stumble, a trap and a snare to the people who live in Jerusalem.

Matthew 11:6

Blessed are those who don't reject me!”

Matthew 13:58

Since they failed to trust in him, he did not do many miracles there.

Mark 6:1

Jesus left and went home to Nazareth with his disciples.

Mark 6:14

King Herod got to hear about Jesus since he had become well-known. Some said, “This is John the Baptist risen from the dead. That's why he has such miraculous powers.”

Mark 6:3

Isn't this the carpenter, Mary's son—the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Don't his sisters live here among us?” They were offended and rejected him.

Mark 6:4

“A prophet is treated with respect except in his home town, among his relatives, and within his own family,” Jesus told them.

Luke 4:24

But I tell you the truth, no prophet is accepted in his hometown.

Luke 7:23

How good it is for those who are not offended because of me!”

John 4:44

Jesus himself had made the comment that a prophet is not respected in his own country.

John 6:42

They said, “Isn't this Jesus, the son of Joseph? We know his father and his mother. So how can he now tell us, ‘I came down from heaven’?”

John 6:61

Jesus saw that his disciples were complaining about this, so he asked them, “Are you offended by this?