Mark 6:4

Good News Translation (US Version)

Jesus said to them, “Prophets are respected everywhere except in their own hometown and by their relatives and their family.”

Cross References

John 4:44

For he himself had said, “Prophets are not respected in their own country.”

Luke 4:24

I tell you this,” Jesus added, “prophets are never welcomed in their hometown.

Matthew 13:57

And so they rejected him. Jesus said to them, “A prophet is respected everywhere except in his hometown and by his own family.”

Jeremiah 12:6

Even your relatives, members of your own family, have betrayed you; they join in the attacks against you. Do not trust them, even though they speak friendly words.”

Jeremiah 11:21

The people of Anathoth wanted me killed, and they told me that they would kill me if I kept on proclaiming the Lord's message.

Mark 6:1

Jesus left that place and went back to his hometown, followed by his disciples.