Mark 6:4

New American Bible - revised edition

Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his native place and among his own kin and in his own house.”

Cross References

Jeremiah 11:21

Therefore, thus says the Lord concerning the men of Anathoth who seek your life and say, “Do not prophesy in the name of the Lord; otherwise you shall die by our hand.”

Jeremiah 12:6

Your kindred and your father’s house, even they betray you; they have recruited a force against you. Do not believe them, even when they speak fair words to you.

Matthew 13:57

And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his native place and in his own house.”

Mark 6:1

He departed from there and came to his native place, accompanied by his disciples.

Luke 4:24

And he said, “Amen, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own native place.

John 4:44

For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his native place.