Matthew 13:57

Good News Translation (US Version)

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

Cross References

John 4:44

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

Matthew 11:6

How happy are those who have no doubts about me!”

Luke 4:24

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

John 6:61

Without being told, Jesus knew that they were grumbling about this, so he said to them, “Does this make you want to give up?

Isaiah 53:3

We despised him and rejected him; he endured suffering and pain. No one would even look at him— we ignored him as if he were nothing.

John 6:42

So they said, “This man is Jesus son of Joseph, isn't he? We know his father and mother. How, then, does he now say he came down from heaven?”

Luke 7:23

How happy are those who have no doubts about me!”

Isaiah 49:7

Israel's holy God and savior says to the one who is deeply despised, who is hated by the nations and is the servant of rulers: “Kings will see you released and will rise to show their respect; princes also will see it, and they will bow low to honor you.” This will happen because the Lord has chosen his servant; the holy God of Israel keeps his promises.

Isaiah 8:14

Because of my awesome holiness I am like a stone that people stumble over; I am like a trap that will catch the people of the kingdoms of Judah and Israel and the people of Jerusalem.

Mark 6:14

Now King Herod heard about all this, because Jesus' reputation had spread everywhere. Some people were saying, “John the Baptist has come back to life! That is why he has this power to perform miracles.”

Mark 6:3

Isn't he the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon? Aren't his sisters living here?” And so they rejected him.

Matthew 13:58

Because they did not have faith, he did not perform many miracles there.

Mark 6:1

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

Mark 6:4

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