Then Jesus added, “I can guarantee this truth: A prophet isn’t accepted in his hometown.
So they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, “The only place a prophet isn’t honored is in his hometown and in his own house.”
Many more Samaritans believed because of what Jesus said.
Jesus had said that a prophet is not honored in his own country.
“I’m a Jew. I was born and raised in the city of Tarsus in Cilicia and received my education from Gamaliel here in Jerusalem. My education was in the strict laws handed down by our ancestors. I was as devoted to God as all of you are today.