Luke 4:24

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Then he said, “The truth is, a prophet is not accepted in his own hometown.

Cross References

Matthew 13:57

So they had a problem accepting him. But Jesus said to them, “People everywhere give honor to a prophet, but in his own town or in his own home a prophet does not get any honor.”

John 4:44

(Jesus had said before that a prophet is not respected in his own country.)

Acts 22:3

“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in the country of Cilicia. I grew up in this city. I was a student of Gamaliel, who carefully taught me everything about the law of our fathers. I was very serious about serving God, the same as all of you here today.

John 4:41

Many more people became believers because of the things he said.